NTT Docomo language being adopted around the world was first created by NTT DoCoMo. The first emoji was created in 1998 or 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita, who was part of the team working on NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile Internet platform. The first set of 176 12×12 pixel emoji was created as part of i-mode's messaging features to help facilitate electronic communication, and to serve as a distinguishing feature from other services. NTT Docomo has a wide range of foreign investments. However, NTT Docomo was not successful in investing in foreign carriers. Docomo had invested very large multibillion-dollar amounts in KPN, KT Freetel,
Yuri on Ice win the festival's Anime Fan Award from a second fan polling based off the 100 nominees. In a "mega poll" of 19,560 readers for Best Anime of 2016 by "Anime News Network", "Yuri on Ice" finished first with 7,400 votes (37.8 percent of the total). A top-100 poll of users of the Japanese website 2chan named "Yuri on Ice" the tenth-best anime of 2016. A poll by mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo of 4,800 users named "Yuri on Ice" "Most Favourite TV Anime of 2016" and the "Most Moe" series, while another poll by the same company revealed the tenth