“Hatsune Miku” Hits Hong Kong, Taiwan, With “Miku Pa♪” Live Concerts

Hatsune Miku Hong Kong and Taiwan executive committe has announced that they will hold “Miku Pa♪”, vocaloid Hatsune Miku’s concerts at Hong Kong and Taiwan.  They have also opened an Exclusive Site. [J] Hatsune Miku’s concerts held in foreign countries include “MIKUNOPOLIS” in Los Angeles on July 2nd 2011, and this will be the 2nd… Continue reading “Hatsune Miku” Hits Hong Kong, Taiwan, With “Miku Pa♪” Live Concerts

Facebook Japan Paused Growth By Earthquake, But Gains Back From… China?

At the beginning of April, I was almost writing up an article about how the Eastern Japan earthquake affected social media battle. Since the end of 2010, Japanese traditional media had been in great favor of Facebook as “the next big thing from US”. Their endless coverage was very similar with what was done with… Continue reading Facebook Japan Paused Growth By Earthquake, But Gains Back From… China?

Wiki Covering 11 Countries: Digital Media Across Asia

Here is some recommended reading, probably of value for just about everybody reading Asiajin: in 2007, Students at Singapore Management University have created a wiki called “Digital Media Across Asia”, which now covers a total of eleven countries (in English), namely: Australia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Singapore South Korea Taiwan Vietnam On… Continue reading Wiki Covering 11 Countries: Digital Media Across Asia

Japan’s Itochu Invests In Hong Kong And Taiwanese E-Commerce Sites

Major Japanese trading (and Fortune 500) company Itochu is making a foray into the Asian e-commerce space. According to The Nikkei, Itochu made two investments recently, having bought into Hong Kong-based online shopping company Fortune Link (website is currently down) and Taiwan-based PChome. About 10% of each of these sites have been acquired by Itochu,… Continue reading Japan’s Itochu Invests In Hong Kong And Taiwanese E-Commerce Sites

Is Steve Stopped At Airport? May Be Fiction But Now Animated

Japan’s tabloid magazine SPA![J] reported that Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs had been barred from taking Ninja throwing stars aboard his private jet plane at an airport in Osaka, and Apple’s spokesman denied it and told Bloomberg News that Steve had visited in Kyoto but the incidents described were a pure fiction. Taiwan’s NMA (Next Media… Continue reading Is Steve Stopped At Airport? May Be Fiction But Now Animated

Report: Rakuten To Link Japan And Taiwan Online Malls

Japan’s biggest business daily, The Nikkei, today reports that the country’s biggest e-commerce company, Rakuten, is planning to links its Japanese and Taiwanese online malls so that customers from these countries can order products from both Japan- and Taiwan-based merchants. According to the paper, the integration will take place by the end of this year.… Continue reading Report: Rakuten To Link Japan And Taiwan Online Malls

“Top 50 Apps In Asia”: Help Accelerate 2010 Identify The Best Asia-Related Mobile And Web Apps

Can you think of a great mobile or web application that’s either made in an Asian country or specifically geared towards users in this region? Or have you developed such an application yourself? Then you should nominate and/or vote for your favorite app in the “Top 50 Apps In Asia” program that e27, a startup… Continue reading “Top 50 Apps In Asia”: Help Accelerate 2010 Identify The Best Asia-Related Mobile And Web Apps

Event Wrap-up: Asiajin Readers Meet-up In Taipei

Asiajin held a readers meet-up event in Taipei on Sunday. Several Taiwanese geeks reading our blog came together for networking, and exchanged their perspective on the tech scenes of Taiwan and Japan with Asiajin contributors Akky, Shunichi and Masaru. Here’s a summary of what we were talking about and what we’ve learned. Micro-blog services such… Continue reading Event Wrap-up: Asiajin Readers Meet-up In Taipei

Asiajin Meets Chili: Akky Presents Japanese Tech Scene At Taipei’s Tech Community

Nii-hao, Taiwan! Asiajin co-founder Akky Akimoto is now in Taiwan. On Saturday, he was invited to have a presentation on Japanese social media and tech scenes at Chili Ideas Party, a serial meet-up organized by Taipei-based Chili Consulting[C] who has been serving Taiwan’s tech community. Asiajin co-founder Shunichi Arai and author Masaru IKEDA also visited… Continue reading Asiajin Meets Chili: Akky Presents Japanese Tech Scene At Taipei’s Tech Community

Update: Asiajin To Host Readers Meet-up in Taipei This Weekend

Asiajin co-founder Akky Akimoto(@akky), Shunichi Arai(@araipiyo) and author Masaru Ikeda(@masaruikeda) are now staying in Taipei and will have a readers meet-up event on Sunday. If you’re interested in attending it, please subscribe to this Plancast link to keep you update with the latest information. (We’ll keep this blog post update as well.) 大きな地図で見る Venue: Mr.… Continue reading Update: Asiajin To Host Readers Meet-up in Taipei This Weekend