For three years David Eun, Google‘s VP of strategic partnerships, has been working on persuade Japanese media giants to join the team. The key stations of Japan’s two nationwide private TV networks, TV Asahi and TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) made agreements with Google on Tuesday, and the both broadcasters started distributing their news video clips… Continue reading Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
Day: October 1, 2009
Softbank To Cap iPhone Bandwidth
Japan’s exclusive iPhone provider Softbank, the 3rd largest carrier, announced [J] that they will introduce bandwidth limit for heavy users of their data plan from December, to keep network quality and fairness of network usage. In case of using the Packet-Teigaku(fixed rate)-Full plan [J], which Japanese iPhone users usually depends on, if your monthly usage… Continue reading Softbank To Cap iPhone Bandwidth
iPhone App To Blow Up Gal’s Skirt
Puff! by BottleCube Inc. is a newly released iPhone application features 3 girls whose skirts you can blow-up (the mic) or flick-up (the touch panel). Demo movie on YouTube has a subtitle of the app, i-Panchira. A lot more screenshot are on appbank’s review [J]. via appbank
Taiwan’s Advanced Army Recruiting Video
Tokyo Gundam could not move like this! Singapore Navy also has a transforming battleship. via 21th Century China News Blog [J] See Also: Critics on news Huanqiu.com in mainland China [Simplified Chinese]
Japan’s No. 1 Online Mall Rakuten Buys Into Thailand’s Leading E-Commerce Company Tarad
Japan’s biggest online shopping mall Rakuten (nearly 50 million registered users in Japan/Asiajin articles) today announced [JP] a capital and business alliance with Bangkok-based Tarad Dot Com [TH], Thailand’s leading e-commerce company. The move marks Rakuten’s first serious attempt to gain in a foothold in the country, which has an Internet population of 13.5 million… Continue reading Japan’s No. 1 Online Mall Rakuten Buys Into Thailand’s Leading E-Commerce Company Tarad