> Maybe it the place where I live (central Tokyo) but Uber eats was always huge even before the pandemic. Maybe we have different definition of "huge". I consi

> Maybe it the place where I live (central Tokyo) but Uber eats was always huge even before the pandemic. Maybe we have different definition of "huge". I consider things as "huge" when it's become a part of local culture, which Uber eats is far from achieving in Tokyo, let alone Japan. > iMessage doesn't cater to Japanese needs but I fail to see why would iMessage be an example of aggressive levels of cultural ignorance. The east prefers info dense and all-in-one super apps. iMessage is only just starting to do that will Line did it years ago. Emoji was invented in Japan, and it's natural progression - stickers, were introduced much late in iMessage. > they are both SV companies with a huge userbase in Japan. In almost every other country Instagram/Facebook has almost 10x the user base to that of Twitter amongst teenagers, while Japan has more twitter users than Instagram - https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00785/ https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00785/ Here's US for comparison - https://www.statista.com/statistics/250172/social-network-usage-of-us-teens-and-young-adults/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/250172/social-network-us... > Docomo is a Japanese company. I don't know why you included it. I'm also comparing all companies who simply ape SV ideas to replicate in local markets but fail to take in the cultural context.