Railway heavyweight JR (Japan Railway), which was the national railway until privatization in 1987, has begun a new promotion for its high-speed ‘shinkansen’ (bullet train) network using a GPS location game. All six of the JR passengers companies, spread from Hokkaido to Kyushu, are involved in “Nihon Rettou Judan, Challenge Shinkansen” [J] (Bullet Train Challenge… Continue reading Japan Railway GPS Challenge Requires Users To Visit Bullet Train Stations Nationwide
Day: January 22, 2011
Livlis: Twitter-Based Barter Service
It’s no secret anymore that Japan loves Twitter, and as such, there’s a whole bunch of Twitter-based services coming out of Japan. One of these is a new site called Livlis, which lets users list up stuff they are willing to give away (computers, books, cell phones and other things). Other users can indicate their… Continue reading Livlis: Twitter-Based Barter Service