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We were quite shocked ourselves yesterday when we found out Twitter would become a premium service over in Japan. Today, we learn that they whole report was a big misunderstanding, and premium accounts will not be coming to Japan after all.

TechCrunch is reporting today that according to a press release put out by Twitter’s Japanese business partner, Digital Garage, there is essentially no plans to begin charging for Twitter in Japan in the foreseeable future.

“The recent media reports are likely a result of a misunderstood presentation by a
DG subsidiary, DG Mobile, about potential business opportunities that it could
explore as a third party. DG Mobile’s presentation was unrelated and separate
from the Twitter and Digital Garage partnership.”

Why the confusion? From what we can make of this fiasco, the talks about premium service were applicable for mobile monetization plans for the future, reports The Next Web. The misinterpretation originated from an employee of Digital Garage’s DG Mobile division.

Well, we’re slightly embarrassed for reporting a misinterpretation, and we’ll admit that we’ve been caught with our skirts over our heads!