A short time ago,�Yahoo! Japan, the biggest search portal in Japan, released its annual list of the most searched words.

As usual, it's quite detailed, as it's split into different categories and themes. Overall, you can say that 2010 was definitely the big year of Twitter and AKB48.

Check out the rankings below!

The number in the brackets indicates last year's rank.

Overall Ranking

01 (01) Youtube
02 (02) mixi
03 (04) Google
04 (06) Amazon
05 (03) 2ch
06 (05) Rakuten
07 (07) Nico Nico Douga
08 (__) Twitter
09 (14) Ameblo
10 (08) goo
11 (09) JAL
12 (11) ANA
13 (10) MSN
14 (20) Cookpad
15 (13) Hello Work
16 (17) Yubin Bango (Postal Code)
17 (__) AKB48
18 (16) Jalan
19 (12) kakaku.com
20 (15) Hangame
21 (18) NTT docomo
22 (42) Google Maps
23 (39) Arashi
24 (46) ZOZOTOWN
25 (19) Hotmail

Name Searches

01 (06) AKB48
02 (01) Arashi
03 (02) Tohoshinki
04 (63) Maeda Atsuko
05 (03) EXILE
06 (05) Kitagawa Keiko
07 (__) Oshima Yuko
08 (07) Rinka
09 (186) Shinoda Mariko
10 (14) Tsuji Nozomi
11 (139) Nishino Kana
12 (22) Sasaki Nozomi
13 (__) Shoujo Jidai (SNSD)
14 (37) Mukai Osamu
15 (28) AAA
16 (30) Kimura Kaela
17 (__) Itano Tomomi
18 (65) Asada Mao
19 (11) B�s
20 (17) Hamasaki Ayumi
21 (15) Fukuyama Masaharu
22 (16) Perfume
23 (48) Kanjani8
24 (13) Mr.Children
25 (19) YUI
26 (09) Darvish Saeko
27 (43) Ikimono Gakari
28 (__) Sakamoto Ryoma
29 (87) Sawajiri Erika
30 (04) Sato Takeru
31 (27) Hey! Say! JUMP
32 (__) KARA
33 (105) Sakurai Sho
34 (12) Kamiji Yusuke
35 (31) Koda Kumi
36 (__) Naka Riisa
37 (172) Big Bang
38 (32) Inoue Mao
39 (72) Mizuki Nana
40 (51) Bump of Chicken
41 (45) Amuro Namie
42 (57) Aragaki Yui
43 (56) SMAP
44 (33) KAT-TUN
45 (39) Yamada Ryosuke
46 (66) Hirano Aya
47 (128) Kitano Kii
48 (195) Funky Monkey Babys
49 (77) Ishikawa Ryo
50 (26) aiko

TV Show/Drama Searches

01 (__) Ryomaden
02 (__) Kamen Rider Double
03 (__) Gegege no Nyoubo
04 (__) Hotaru no Hikari 2
05 (__) IRIS
06 (__) Kaibutsu-kun
07 (06) Hanamaru Market
08 (10) Tensai Telebi-kun MAX
09 (__) Sunao ni Narenakute
10 (__) Piramekino

Game/Anime Searches

01 (04) One Piece
02 (01) Pocket Monsters (Pok�mon)
03 (02) Yu-Gi-Oh!
04 (18) Inazuma Eleven
05 (19) K-On!!
06 (12) Duel Masters
07 (05) Dragon Quest
08 (10) Gin Tama
09 (16) Monster Hunter Frontier
10 (__) Beyblade

Movie Searches

01 Avatar
02 Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score
03 Bayside Shakedown 3
04 Ohoku
05 Kokuhaku: Confessions
06 The Last Message: Umizaru
07 Alice in Wonderland
08 The Borrower Arrietty
09 Hanamizuki
10 Trick The Movie: Psychic Battle Royale

Image Searches

01 (__) AKB48
02 (__) Sawajiri Erika
03 (__) One Piece
04 (01) Arashi
05 (__) Maeda Atsuko
06 (__) Sasaki Nozomi
07 (03) Kitagawa Keiko
08 (__) Oshima Yuko
09 (__) Shinoda Mariko
10 (02) Ayase Haruka
11 (__) Itano Tomomi
12 (__) Naka Riisa
13 (__) Aragaki Yui
14 (07) Tohoshinki
15 (__) Goto Maki
16 (__) Ueto Aya
17 (05) Hoshino Aki
18 (__) Yuuki Maomi
19 (__) Sakurai Sho
20 (__) Inazuma Eleven

Video Searches

01 (02) Arashi
02 (09) Crayon Shinchan
03 (__) AKB48
04 (03) Tohoshinki
05 (__) Inazuma Eleven
06 (__) Doraemon
07 (__) One Piece
08 (__) Hoshino Aki
09 (__) Anpanman
10 (__) Majisuka Gakuen
11 (__) Nishino Kana
12 (__) Gravure Idol
13 (__) Okasan To Issho
14 (__) Hey! Say! JUMP
15 (__) AKBINGO!
16 (__) Usavich
17 (__) Inazuma Eleven 3
18 (__) Himitsu no Arashi-chan
19 (__) Pachinko
20 (__) Dragon Ball