Continued from (Part 2). Last part of October news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Tsukiji Fish/Veg Auction Over Ustream Held via ITMedia Gree-DeNA Contention on Nikkei Business CyberAgent To Shut Down PoupeeBoutieuq – Facebook Version Of PoupeeGirl via Markezine Teclosion aims to… Continue reading October 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
Day: November 3, 2010
Granny’s Maid Cafe Rottenmeier Opens For A Month In Ikebukuro
Not only in the holy land Akihabara, but everywhere in Tokyo you see maid cafe. When market is competitive, some tries to be unique like in the geeky BSD daemon motif [J], dressing up in boys cloths [J], etc. Generally those shops feature youthfulness and cuteness. Ikebukuro Keizai Shimbun reported that a new variation of… Continue reading Granny’s Maid Cafe Rottenmeier Opens For A Month In Ikebukuro
Amazon Japan Makes Free Delivery Campaign Persistent
Two e-commerce giants Rakuten and Amazon Japan have been discounting their shipping cost for free even your purchase is just few dollars since mid 2009 . Both of them, and some other follower online book sellers have been bleeding by extending their free shipping campaign. Now On November 1st 2010, Amazon Japan declared [J] that… Continue reading Amazon Japan Makes Free Delivery Campaign Persistent
How DeNA Beats Facebook and Zynga
Do you think Zynga is the hot player in town? Think again. At yesterday’s DeNA press conference, Founder and CEO Tomoko Nanba gave some great insight behind the seemingly unstoppable success of her company. An incredible ARPU With 20m users in Japan, Mobage Town, the social gaming network could be considered a small player compared… Continue reading How DeNA Beats Facebook and Zynga