Japanese use camera phone photos to help friends locate them

CNN has written on “Developing a successful ‘gadget strategy’” that includes an interesting tidbit about how the Japanese use their cameras.

“A common tactic is to snap a picture of an overhead sign with a camera phone and then send it to a friend's phone -- so they can spot your location in the masses,” CNN says.

The article’s focus on a “gadget strategy” deals with how many devices consumers want to carry around.  But I was interested in that comment about using camera phones in Tokyo.

I’ve been to Tokyo a few times and although I like the city it’s difficult for native Tokyo-ites to sometimes find their way around, let alone hapless non-Japanese speaking tourists.