教えて!goo - Answer any question

◆The definitive version of the consultation Q&A app "Oshiete! Goo" ◆

Q&A number: Over 40 million! 25 million monthly users!

Oshiete! Goo is Japan's largest free Q&A community/wisdom bag app that connects your questions and answers with "someone."

Even concerns you can't discuss with anyone or simple doubts may receive wisdom, answers, or replies.

Join the Q&A community where problems are solved with everyone's answers!

FEATURES

■ Posting Made Easy

Both questions and answers can be posted effortlessly. Ask immediately, resolve quickly when you want to know.

Even with difficult questions or concerns, you can quickly and easily ask with a question app.

■ Collecting Useful Answers

With a track record of over 40 million Q&As, convincing wisdom and answers are gathered easily.

Surely you will find someone to answer your questions and concerns!

■ Anonymous for Peace of Mind

Posts are ok anonymously or with a nickname! Ask anything that bothers you, confide your worries freely.

■ How Are You Feeling Now?

Use stamps to express your current mood!

■ Always Check Topics of Interest

Register categories in genres that interest you! From life advice to relationship advice, topics like marriage/pregnancy/divorce, as well as simple doubts and trivia related to hobbies.

Check Q&As tailored to your interests anytime.

■ Earn dPoints According to Grade!

As the number of times your answers are chosen as the best answer increases, your grade goes up, and you earn dPoints.

Answer many questions, casually earn rich-use dPoints!

Oshiete! goo launches goo Shou! to support travellers in Japan

NTT Resonant has announced a service aimed initially at Chinese tourists in Japan that will interest business users who struggle with issues over culture and language. The service is part of the Oshiete! goo program and will be called “goo Shuo!” and can be accessed here.

A. Questions that come up while in Japan can be answered quickly:

Tourists from Taiwan can easily use the application to ask questions even in Japan, and via information exchange among users, can quickly find the answers to their queries.

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B. Articles that interest users can be accessed at any time from their My Page:

Users can push the heart button on the feature article pages to pick a favorite article and save that article. They can then access it anytime via their My Page.

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The initial goal of the service is to provide Chinese visitors to Japan, both tourists and business users with a way to ask questions using Simplified Chinese. Questions will be answered by a team of goo Shou! support staff who NTT Resonant says are well versed in Japanese tourism. Whether this means that they are former tour guides or just have access to a wealth of online data is not clear.

What is interesting about this service is that it is not just about tourism. Questions around a range of topics from housing, food, travel, traffic, culture and tradition are all covered by the service. This means that apart from tourists there is a major opportunity here for business users who often find themselves carrying multiple apps on their phones and still worrying about making mistakes.

The first version of the goo Shou! service will cater to Chinese users and only support Simplified Chinese. Interestingly in the press release NTT Resonant says that it will be adding support for English and Traditional Chinese in the first half of 2016. This means that overseas business travellers will get access to the service, something that is to be welcomed and which could help save many travellers from embarrassing cultural errors.

Oshiete! Goo Recommended for These People!

- Want to consult and solve doubts in a popular Q&A/question app.

- Looking for a free question app like a question box (shitsumonbako) where you can post anonymously and safely.

- Want to ask questions and get satisfactory answers/replies from someone you consult with.

- Want to see various answers, replies, and honesty in a widely used Q&A/question app.

- Want to casually ask random questions and receive wisdom.

- Want to help people in need by providing guidance and solving problems for them for free.

- Enjoy exchanging opinions honestly with someone and answering questions (shitsumon).

- Have difficult concerns about love or life.

- Want free nuggets of knowledge or information.

- Want to use a wisdom bag (chiebukuro) to solve consultation and questions (shitsumon) on an app.

- Want to use a question app/consultation app that allows selection from various categories.

- Already using a question box (shitsumonbako) app but wish to ask more diverse questions or honest consultations.

Let's Post These Types of Q&As!

- Anonymously confide tough issues like life advice, relationship advice, marriage/pregnancy/divorce, etc., that are hard to talk about with others.

- Seek health advice for free by consulting on health-related matters like dieting or illnesses.

- Inquire about recommended hobbies like games or music.

- Learn about job or homework queries from knowledgeable individuals.

- Ask about the charm of places you're interested in, such as travel destinations or hidden gem spots.