Nikkei reports [J] that Rakuten has decided to close its Zenryaku Profile, a social networking site having 6.4 million users and runs for about decade, even before the word “social networking service” established. The site was originally run by other company, moved under Rakuten when it purchased a company who owned the service. Different from… Continue reading Rakuten To Shut Down 6 Million Users Zenryaku Profile
Day: November 16, 2011
Muji Launches Social Game Muji Life For Global
Toshima-ku/Tokyo-based Japanese consumer goods brand Muji (Mujirushi Ryohin), who operates about 300 shops in over 20 countries around the world, starts a social game Muji Life on November 15 (release [J]). You may join the game by either of three social networking services, Facebook, Twitter and Mixi. You will create your shelf with your favorite… Continue reading Muji Launches Social Game Muji Life For Global
Prosthetic Limbs Aiming Artificial Beauty
Shunji Yamanaka, a well-known Japanese industrial designer and Keio University professor showed a photo of his developing artificial leg for women on his blog [J]. This is yet a mock and you can only stand up with the current one, but Yamanaka wrote that the model woman, an athlete who runs with a regular prosthetic… Continue reading Prosthetic Limbs Aiming Artificial Beauty
Namco Bandai To Release Mobage Social Game “Kamen Rider Legend”
NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. [J] has announced that they will release “Kamen Rider Legend” (Masked Rider Legend), a social game for Mobage [J], from the end of November. “Kamen Rider Legend” is a social game where users collect “Brave Jewels” containing the power of successive generations of masked riders and mysterious people, while gaining strength… Continue reading Namco Bandai To Release Mobage Social Game “Kamen Rider Legend”