Tokyo Metropolitan Government bureau of citizens and cultural affairs released an iOS/Android app “Mamore! Shuuma & Elme”(mamore = protect), which is the first ever game app to pass on consumer information by local government in Japan, according to the release [J].

The game itself is a typical puzzle game, where you need to line up three balloons to erase. The app has a notification bar at the top, like mobile ads, to inform heads-up of several anecdotal deceiving cases.

まもれ！シューマ＆エルメ

Genre: Games, Puzzle, Kids

Language: EN

Devices: all

Price: free

Version: 1.0.4

Artist: 東京都生活文化局

Released at: March 25, 2013

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Mixi released iPhone/Android free app Nohana [J] today.

The app is a camera application with backend photo storage web service. Every month, you get one free photobook (stamp fee 90-yen = $1 required though) made from your taking photos. The book will have 28 pages with 20 photos.

They said that their business model is to sell the second or more photobooks, such like a gift to grand-parents living remotely.

The app is seen on US iTunes Store, but the texts are all in Japanese. And the truth that the site says 90-yen mail fee only, it sounds like the free book is only available domestically.

ノハナ

Genre: Photo & Video, Lifestyle

Language: EN, JA

Devices: iPodTouchThirdGen, iPhone4, iPad2Wifi, iPadMini, iPad23G, iPadThirdGen, iPadThirdGen4G, iPad3G, iPadFourthGen, iPhone4S, iPodTouchourthGen, iPadMini4G, iPhone5, iPadWifi, iPodTouchFifthGen, iPhone-3GS, iPadFourthGen4G

Price: free

Version: 1.1.4

Artist: mixi, Inc

Released at: February 15, 2013

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The Japan Tourism Agency [J] and NEC BIGLOBE Inc. [J] have released the iOS application “Visit Japan with HELLO KITTY,” an iOS application where Sanrio’s Hello Kitty acts as a tour guide for foreign tourists in Japan.

“Visit Japan with HELLO KITTY” is the Japan Tourism Agency’s app for lovers of Japan from other countries which has been developed as the first stage in promoting visitors to travel to Japan, and a kitty imaged after each location introduces the charm of each of the 47 prefectures of Japan in English.  It operates together with the device’s GPS location information, and when you operate the camera during your stay at any location, AR (Augmented Reality) Kitty contents associated with that area pop up, and it’s possible to take a commemorative photo together.

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mixi, Inc. [J] and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. [J] have jointly released mixi Park, [J] a 3D virtual space for smartphones which operates together with the SNS mixi. [J]  It has been opened as a native application for iOS and Android, and both are free to download.

“mixi Park” is a service which allows you to create your own avatar and make communication.  You can enjoy various forms of communication, such as avatar actions depending on tweet contents, or greeting a my mixi face by touch.  As well as easily being able to make your own avatar by taking a picture of your face with the smartphone camera, it’s possible to freely customize 26 parts in all such as face, body, and clothing, and they are planning in time to add virtual items such as clothing and accessories.  In the center of “mixi Park” is the “plaza,” where you can engage in communication beyond text-based style, such as by poking avatars with the smartphone’s touch panel, and it’s also possible to get a reaction by tweeting through “mixi Park.”

Konami Digital Entertainment, from Japan, will offer “Yuru Veggie Farm” and “Just Like a Museum,” mixi games that can be played straight from “mixi Park” with a user avatar.  Also they are planning in time to offer more “mixi Games” which operate together with mixi Park.

Android version here [J]

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Burg Hamburg Burg Inc. [J] has released the public viewer application of the popular blog “Onna Ni Horesasu Meigen Shuu.” [J] (Love Struck By Women Wise Words Compilation)

“Onna Ni Horesasu Meigen Shuu” is a blog comprised of “Love Struck Phrases” and “Illustrations” of sexy young men, updated by the manga artist Jigoku No Misawa San who runs a series in the magazine “Jump Square.”  The current release of “Jigoku No Misawa Love Struck By Women Wise Words Compilation Public App” is optimized for viewing the blog on an iPhone as a native app, and all of the 1000 or so phrases from its beginning in 2009 until present are compiled so you can see the cool wise words from the cool fresh young guys.  It is linked with the creator’s blog, so the newest wise words will automatically be updated.

© 2012 BURG HAMBURG BURG.Inc
Cool and Cute Declaration! 1 (Jump Comics)
Jigoku No Misawa
   
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