Technology Feb. 12, 2009 - 06:45AM JST ( 1 )

TOKYO —

Baidu Japan has cooperated with Willcom Inc, a telecom operator in Japan, to launch Chinese-language audio search service in Japan. The service is customized to Chinese people that are visiting or on business in Japan.

Baidu Japan disclosed that the company and Willcom are actively co-developing shortcut plug-in products for Chinese tourists in Japan. Some local searching functions will be added in mobile phone in the future to provide more conveniences for tourists from China.

Baidu Japan is the fourth largest search engine in Japan. It is reported by Japanese media that tourism from China’s mainland and Hong Kong have maintained strong growth in Japan in spite of the global financial crisis.

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