Let’s Make A Battleship! Phyzion Releases 3D Battlship Creation App “Battleship Craft”

Phyzios [J] has released an iOS game application “Battleship Craft,” which uses its own particular physics engine.  Download is free. “Battleship Craft” is a naval battle game which fuses the fun of manufacturing with real action.  Users use various weapons and block parts in the 3D space to build an original battleship and can engage… Continue reading Let’s Make A Battleship! Phyzion Releases 3D Battlship Creation App “Battleship Craft”

The World’s First Radiation Counter Cellphone Announced In Japan

Softbank announced today(May 29) that they would ship Pantone 5(107SH) the world’s first smartphone with radiation measure feature in July. By this Sharp’s made Android 4.0 smartphone, you may measure gamma rays in the 0.05μSv/h to 9.99μSv/h range just by pressing the dedicated button for long. You may let it measure periodically and plot the… Continue reading The World’s First Radiation Counter Cellphone Announced In Japan

Japan’s Web News Week 21

This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Naver Japan Warns LINE Users Not To Access Unauthorized Third-party User Finder Services IC Card Reader Sales Suspended By B-CAS Card Hacking via Buzzap Gree Platform Launched For 153 Countries 90’s… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 21

Your Fly Can’t Be Opened – Open Zipper Alert System

Niconico user A0 invented an alarm system for guys who tend to forget to zip up their fly, named “Chakku Shimewasure Boushi Debaisu”(device to prevent from forgetting to close your fly). http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/nm16976797 (The first one minutes explains how to make it, the demo starts around 1:00.) By this, you will notice that your fly is… Continue reading Your Fly Can’t Be Opened – Open Zipper Alert System

Location Based Tag Event Hosted By Mapion, Tokyo Metro Train Lines

Mapion, [J] is hosting “Kunitori Onigokko 2012” (Country Grab Tag 2012) for “Keitai Kunitori Kassen” [J] (Cell Phone Country Grab Battle), their location based game for mobile phones.  It will run from April 24th until June 11th at 3:00 P.M. “Country Grab Tag 2012” is an event continuing from the stamp rally in partnership with… Continue reading Location Based Tag Event Hosted By Mapion, Tokyo Metro Train Lines

An Alternative To The Kompu Gatcha Scheme: Kombu Gatcha

Green romp, [J] who run the network diary service Arrow, [J] have released the social game application for Android Kombu Gacha (Kelp Capsule Toy Machine). [J] “Kombu Gatcha” is a game app where you turn the kelp capsule machine and get legendary rare kelp cards (The Japanese word for kelp, kombu, is a play on… Continue reading An Alternative To The Kompu Gatcha Scheme: Kombu Gatcha

GREE And Dentsu Global Promotion At Airports

Gree, [J] in the opening stage of a business partnership with Dentsu Inc., is starting corporate branding advertisements in airports from this April. Both companies have announced [J] their comprehensive business partnership towards global enterprise on March 21st.  In this first stage they will start a corporate branding project with airport advertising, and in Japan… Continue reading GREE And Dentsu Global Promotion At Airports

Dentsu Buys 15% Stake In Tokyo-Based Web Company Kakaku.Com

Tokyo-based Dentsu, one of the biggest advertising agencies in the world, today announced [JP, PDF] it has acquired 15.06% of Kakaku.com, Japan’s largest price comparison site and community (all Kakaku-related articles on Asiajin, my very early review of the site from 2007). The eponymous company behind the service is currently listed at the Tokyo Stock… Continue reading Dentsu Buys 15% Stake In Tokyo-Based Web Company Kakaku.Com

Fakes On Annular Solar Eclipse So Buzzed

Last week, Japanese Twittersphere had much debate on the topic how Twitter and social media are weak against disinformation, as a false news site Kyoko-shimbun was criticized by publishing a fake news with a real politician’s name and photo. The big astronomical event on May 21 morning gave us lots of moving photos, but it… Continue reading Fakes On Annular Solar Eclipse So Buzzed

Japan’s Web News Week 20

This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Cybridge Purchases Naked Technology From Mixi Buffalo USA Ships The World’s First 11ac WiFi Router Which Is 3X Faster Than 11n Flipboard Japanese Localization Announced [En] Yahoo! Japan Finance To Make… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 20