Google Street View Explained in Adorable Japanese Animation
Posted 09/09/09 at 08:04:40 PM by Ryan Whitwam
It doesn’t matter that almost all the text is in Japanese, and you probably don’t speak Japanese. This adorable look at how Google Street View works is easy viewing for all nationalities. Sure, it takes some creative liberties, but that’s why it’s so darn endearing.
The video opens on a charming little fellow with a camera for a head puttering down the street. He snaps pictures as he goes, and then takes them back to his (also charming) workshop, where they are scanned. Identifiable information is blurred out, and all is well. Well, there are some additional complaints about unwanted elements in the pics, but the little camera-headed fellow works late into the night to keep you safe.

"Cute" is how everything is
Submitted by Digihotaru on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 2:15pm
"Cute" is how everything is sold in Japan, and is not just limited to children's products as we're generally accustomed to in the west. Hell, even my gas company has a cutesy mascot.
The title of the video: ストリートビューのプライバシーについて = About Street View's Privacy
The opening title screen: Google マップのストリートビュー = Google Maps' Street View
When the camera character makes notes at 1:27, he's not writing in Japanese. Those are unintelligible "cute" notes.
Showed it to a friend. We
Submitted by I Jedi on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 10:42pm
Showed it to a friend. We liked it.
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