Google Japan launches a new service “Chrome Music Mixer” [J] to promote Google Chrome browser. # may only play inside Japan You may choose four tracks of music video from a lot of prepared sessions, let them play on four YouTube windows. Step 1: choose the main track from five – telephone talk, steel pans,… Continue reading Chrome Music Mixer – Google Japan Lets You Mix “Happy Birthday”
Day: November 30, 2010
A Guy Sells Salt As Amphetamine Online, Earned $178,000
The Hyogo police arrested a Nagano guy in September under a charge of running 60 of internet bulletin boards for users to buy and sell illegal drugs online. [/caption] “No Drug” campaign in Japanese online game BelleIsle in 2006 This guy was expected to sell drugs by himself, but he talks that what he sold… Continue reading A Guy Sells Salt As Amphetamine Online, Earned $178,000
Amazon Japan Running Anime-Porn Game Character Contest
When in Japan do as the Japanese do. Amazon Japan, one of the most successful foreign web companies in Japan, understands good localization. At the year end, they run a user vote contest to set the best “bishoujo”(beautiful girl) character among adult PC games. In Japan, huge number of adult anime PC games are sold… Continue reading Amazon Japan Running Anime-Porn Game Character Contest
Conit Launches Easy-to-manage In-app Purchase Platform For Android App Developers
Tokyo-based tech start-up Conit launched an in-app purchase platform for the Android apps as well as the iPhone/iPad apps on Friday, in association with Japan’s largest ad agency Dentsu. The platform is named as Samurai Purchase[J], and allows smartphone app developer to manage all their in-app purchases that are made by users via the Android… Continue reading Conit Launches Easy-to-manage In-app Purchase Platform For Android App Developers
KDDI And Weathernews Introduce New Style Of Weather Updates For Cellphone
Japan’s second largest cellphone operator KDDI and the world’s largest meteorological company Weathernews jointly announced that they had launched a new weather update service by using Stevenson screens built on about 100 cellphone base stations in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, which is named Soratena after sora (meaning ‘sky’) and antenna. The service is available… Continue reading KDDI And Weathernews Introduce New Style Of Weather Updates For Cellphone