Google and YouTube may have the feeling that the popularity of YouTube is like not on par with Nico Nico Douga in Japan but then YouTube is also popular in Japan, right? If you have a video posted in both YouTube and Nico Nico Douga, your number of video views should be doubled approximately.
Today, it seemed that YouTube had a deal with 13 companies that will add original shows and videos to the constantly-growing Japanese library with newer videos that will be promised daily. There’s going to be a broad array of partners, with a slight focus on comedy and pop-culture which may mean a shorter language hurdle for the viewers outside Japan but if you know certain Japanese shows, dramas and other contents including the artists, you may want to see those on YouTube for sure. There are other stuffs you can see and it looks like the Japan TV programming thingy is likely to increase.
Note: At Engadget blog post of this article, there’s a link to the translated version of the official YouTube Japan blog post of this article where you can be surprised to find interesting samples. This and the previous blog post here are based on Engadget blog posts.
