Weathernews
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Company Information

Corporate Site 

Weathernews Inc. engages in the provision of weather services in Japan and internationally. It offers its solutions to for sea, sky, land, environment, climate, sports, mobile internet, and broadcasting companies.  

Weathernews is probably the most popular weather service, with a useful app that can give you lots of forecast information and seasonal conditions. They also run their own streaming channel and license their data to other parties.

Stock Perks

Categories: Memberships

Rights day

End of May, end of November

Details

Membership to the Weathernews Pro Premium service, normally 680yen a month.

Benefits exclusive to the premium version:

• No ads

• Push notifications based on your current location instead of just preset saved locations. You also get 20 presents instead of just 1.

• More weather notifications, such as lightning, heat stroke, sudden thunderstorms, and a few others.

• Ability to save 20 location forecasts, instead of just 6.

• More frequent radar updates

• Ability to have some predictions based on bad weather, such as traffic impact, typhoon paths, power outages, and potential damage.

Requirements

100 shares gets you a 6 month voucher which you use in your Weathernews account. Since the rights date is every 6 months, you can continue to use the service as long as you keep holding onto the stock.

Comment

The premium features might be overkill for most people who just want to check the weather, but they can be nice to have. I feel like a lot of paid features have become free over the years, which is better for users but does diminish the value of the premium service.

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