Indonesia: Exploring Potentials Of Mobile & Tech In The 2nd Largest FB Population

    Editor’s note: This is a guest post penned by Ryo Umezawa, Director of J-Seed Ventures, one of tech-oriented venture incubators in Tokyo.  He visited Indonesia to attend Jakarta Ventures Night 2011 hosted by East Ventures and have met startups and techpreneurs.   He also attended “JIMs on the Plane” (inspired by Dave McClure’s… Continue reading Indonesia: Exploring Potentials Of Mobile & Tech In The 2nd Largest FB Population

Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis

I wrote “Poo is a magic word for primary-school children. It is an universal motif and will work even 100 years later” before. It does not change even at the disaster in Japan.  A Japanese media artist Hachiya Kazuhiko has explained nuclear crisis in a Youtube video, using the poo and fart.   English subtitles version… Continue reading Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis

Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Launches Facebook Page

The Prime Minister’s Office of Japan has announced the launch of an official Facebook page today. The first update reads: This is the official Facebook page of Prime Minister’s office of Japan. We will provide information focusing on the quake-related issues for the time being. After about 15 hours, the page now has over 4,500… Continue reading Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Launches Facebook Page