Move over Psy, there’s a new superstar in Korea. Twitter has just announced that they’re opening a Korean office to promote localized features and partnerships with key companies.
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The Japanese government is considering taking steps to make Twitter and other social networks an official emergency call system.
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Twitter’s CEO, Dick Costolo, spoke to reporters in Tokyo today about Twitter’s plans to aggressively grow its presence in Japan.
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Twitter has chosen Japan as the third country to get access to brand pages, after the US and the UK. This is the first Asian market to see the upgrade, but it’s no surprise: Twitter has had a close relationship with Japan for years.
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In an unnerving experiment, a Japanese writer tracked down three people in a crowded region of Japan – all because of the tweets they sent.
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Twitter may still a new marketing channel for many top brands, but they’re slowly learning the ropes. They’re holding contests, advertising new products and increasing their visibility in 140 characters or less.

But how are brands in different countries adapting to Twitter?
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It stands to reason that the United States, the birth-country of Twitter, would be the number one in terms of users. And it is. By far. But new stats have been unveiled that suggest that numbers don’t mean everything, and that the US is actually behind the Netherlands (and two other countries) in terms of how often they tweet.
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According to comScore, there’s only one country in the entire world where Twitter is more popular than Facebook. Can you guess which one it is?
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Twitter’s co-founder and Chairman Jack Dorsey says that Twitter simply can’t compete in China – but it’s not Twitter’s fault.
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Twitter has rolled out its Promoted Products to a third country, Japan, following last year’s launch in the US and last month’s launch in the UK.
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