On November 30th, Mixi, Japanese counterpart of Facebook, one of the three biggest Japanese social network service, introduced a new feature [J, requires Mixi log-in], which allows you to search your friend on Mixi from his/her e-mail address, which makes Mixi step into real life networks side. Before the change, you could invite your friend… Continue reading Mixi Gives Up New “Search Friends By E-mail Address” Feature After Harsh Rejection
Day: December 2, 2010
El Shaddai – The Latest Japanese Internet Meme
El Shaddai – Ascension of the Metatron – [J] is a Playstation3/Xbox360 action game. The game having the Hebraic name of God is planned to be released in 2011 so at this point there are only an official site and few demo movies. However, this uncompleted game has been causing huge buzz on Japanese web.… Continue reading El Shaddai – The Latest Japanese Internet Meme
Japanese “Giga Pudding” becomes massive meme on 4chan overnight
Overnight – a Japanese DIY pudding called Giga Pudding has become a massive meme on message-board 4chan. This enormously sized pudding, launched in 2008, contains over 20 servings and requires 1.6 liters of water to make. A promotional web video in which a pudding character endlessly sings “Puddi Puddi” had made the rounds for the past… Continue reading Japanese “Giga Pudding” becomes massive meme on 4chan overnight
Join Asiajin at Tokyo Biggest Tech Party Ever
For the second year in a row, Asiajin is one of the participating group of the largest tech bōnenkai in Japan, Tokyo Biggest Tech Party Ever. We had more than 400 people last year, celebrating together during an epic evening. To stir things up a bit this year, we found a better venue and reached… Continue reading Join Asiajin at Tokyo Biggest Tech Party Ever