OFF Line — Provider of Japan’s Biggest Social Networking Photo Site, Photozou — Officially Launches “Photozou English Version (for PCs and Smartphones)”

SHINAGAWA, Tokyo, May 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OFF Line Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO Koichi Ishizuka) — which operates Photozou, the biggest social networking photo site in Japan (7 million registered users, 3.3 million monthly active PC users, 2.3 million monthly active smart phone users) — has developed an English version of the site for release. Photozou English version (for PCs and smartphones) will now officially launch along with additional support provided for users.

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Photozou site: http://photozou.jp/

The company plans to further develop the photo sharing service and increase the number of users from English speaking regions by targeting hobbyist photographers and individuals who regularly use smart phones to take photographs.

A translation function has also been added, allowing comments about photos and messages written in Japanese to be translated into English.

Saving photo data at Photozou is free, with unlimited file sizes (with photo size limits and a maximum monthly data transfer limit of 1-3 GB).

The “Photozou Plus” service offers unlimited photo sizes, a monthly data transfer amount of 5 GB, and an ad-free user experience for a monthly fee of 500 yen.

The company hopes to captivate individuals who love photography from all over the world and gain long-term users by partnering with Japanese camera makers and running various promotions that make use of social networking sites.

Company InformationOFF Line Co., Ltd.

Location: Tokyo, Shinagawa-ku, Kamiosaki 2-24-13 904
President: Koichi Ishizuka
Established: October 2013
Capital: 112,100,000 yen (including capital reserve)
Business: Development of short-range communications applications (AirTalk) that use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), photo SNS service management, operations of SNS photo, Internet advertising.
Company URL: https://off-line.co.jp/
AirTalk URL: http://airtalk.off-line.co.jp/
Photozou URL: http://photozou.jp/

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Contact: Morikawa +813-6303-9988 / info@off-line.co.jp