Startup Weekend is in the process of establishing itself as a “brand” and regular event in Japan’s web and startup world, and following Tokyo in August, it’s now time hold a Startup Weekend in Kyoto. The so-called Startup Weekend X Kyoto Research Park event (Facebook page) will take place: November 18 (Friday), from 6.30pm – November… Continue reading Register For The Next Startup Weekend In Japan: November 18, Kyoto Research Park
Day: November 4, 2011
One Man’s Karaoke Box “Hitori Karaoke” Appears In Tokyo
Koshidaka, a company runs 317 karaoke shops all around Japan (and one oversea, in Korea), foretold that it would open a new category business “Hitori Karaoka”(one man’s karaoka) at Kanda, Tokyo around the end of this month, November 2011. Different from many other countries where Karaoke means singing in a bar in front of other… Continue reading One Man’s Karaoke Box “Hitori Karaoke” Appears In Tokyo
“Selfy Channel” Makes Its Way To China For #1 SNS Sina Weibo
GCREST [J] has opened service of their avatar community “Selfy Channel” (USA: Tinier Me) for China’s largest SNS “Sina Weibo” [C] as “Xiaotiandi” [C] (Small World), via development and management by a major Chinese social game developer FiveMinutes Inc. GCREST’s support base FiveMinutes will oversee development and administration of “Xiaotiandi,” and they will provide service… Continue reading “Selfy Channel” Makes Its Way To China For #1 SNS Sina Weibo
Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars – DeNA(Mobage) Agrees To Purchase Pro Baseball Team
DeNA just announced [J] that it had submitted an application on acquisition of pro-baseball team Yokohama Bay Stars from current owner Tokyo Broadcasting System(TBS) group to Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB). DeNA is to pay 6.5 billion yen (US$83.3 million) for 66.92% stock of the team, and will pay 3 billion yen (US$38) to NPB… Continue reading Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars – DeNA(Mobage) Agrees To Purchase Pro Baseball Team