Why Japanese search engines are better for searching for gravure idols and maids

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Ever wonder why Japanese search engines are better for searching for gravure idols and maids? a) the results are geared for otaku b) they search in Japanese c) they don’t have family filters or d) they index content better than Google. The answer is probably b) searching in Japanese as most web content about gravure idols and maids is in Japanese language.

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We base our answer on the following funny TV commercial from top Japanese search engine and portal “goo” owned by Japanese phone giant NTT. Type a search for “gravure maid” in your local area and get the following results.


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One Response to “Why Japanese search engines are better for searching for gravure idols and maids”

  1. kentaku Says:

    This is not a new TV CM but I remember seeing it a while back and it is funny..

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