October 24, 2017 Kakaku.com, Inc.

Tabelog starts support for Google Assistant in

Japanese

Enables conversational search for highly rated restaurants on Google Home and other devices

Tabelog (http://tabelog.com), a restaurant discovery and reservation site operated by Kakaku.com, Inc. (TSE code: 2371), is pleased to announce that as of today, Tabelog has started support for Google Assistant in Japanese.

Users in Japan can search for restaurants handsfree, simply by saying "Ok Google. I want to speak with Tabelog", to their Google Home or Google Home Mini.

Example of using Tabelog via Google Assistant -1- "Ok Google. I want to speak with Tabelog. Search for a Ramen restaurant near Ebisu Station" -2- Search for Ramen near Ebisu Station

User

-4- -3- Provide information Reads Tabelog search results out loud and user reviews on Ramen restaurants near Ebisu Station

When a user asks Google Home or the Google Assistant App for smartphones to "search for a Ramen restaurant near Ebisu Station", a maximum of three of the best rated restaurants are picked up instantaneously and read out loud. Whether at home, using Google Home or out on the town using your smartphone, searching for restaurants has become easier than ever. Tabelog will continue to offer more useful features via Google

Assistant.

Consumer behavior changes with advancements in technology, such as artificial intelligence. To continue offering services to match these changes in consumer behavior, Kakaku.com Group will actively incorporate advanced technology.

Note: This service is available for Google Home, Google Home Mini and the Google Assistant App for Smartphones (Android & iOS).

＜For Reference＞

About Google Assistant: https://assistant.google.com/intl/en/platforms/phones/ About Google Home: https://store.google.com/product/google_home

About Tabelog

Launched in March 2005, Tabelog is a restaurant discovery and reservation site. The site offers an entertaining way to search for restaurants best suited for their taste or occasion, with recommendations from users with similar tastes, a wide variety of search criteria and original content. Using Tabelog's online reservation system, users can also make reservations 24/7.

Key KPIs:

  • Registered restaurants: approx. 880,000 (as of Oct. 2017)

  • Posted reviews: approx. 21 million (as of Oct. 2017)

  • Monthly users: 98.97 million, monthly page views: 1,826.91 million (as of June 2017)

  • Monthly users by device: Smartphone 76.68 million users, PC 22.06 million users.

    Additional information (Japanese only):

  • Tabelog's user ratings and ranking: https://tabelog.com/help/score/

  • Tabelog's policy on user reviews and ratings: https://tabelog.com/help/policy/

  • Tabelog's features: https://tabelog.com/help/beginner/

    Official social media accounts (Japanese only)

  • LINE (Tabelog Magazine): ＠ oa-tabelog-magazine

  • LINE (Tabelog): @tabelog

  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabelog/

  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabelog/

Kakaku.com corporate profile

Address: Digital Gate Building, 3-5-7, Ebisu-minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022 Representative Director, President: Shonosuke Hata

Business description: Planning and operation of sites

Sites operated by Kakaku.com, Inc.: http://corporate.kakaku.com/company/service?lang=en

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