Facebook Launches Places in Japan

Facebook has officially launched its location service Places in Japan. Only 1.1% of Japan’s population  is on Facebook, but the user base has grown 21.6% in the last 3 months. Facebook may have chosen Japan as the first country outside the U.S. to gain access to Places to further spur this growth. It could also be because the country has sophisticated mobile phones able to access Places, and Japan has been quick to adopt both the iPhone and Foursquare.

Those in Japan with the Facebook for iPhone app or a mobile browser which can access touch.facebook.com

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