Google Japan Reported To Migrates To Roppongi Hills

Nikkei Fudousan Market Info (fudousan = real estate) reported [J, magazine subscription required] that Google Japan plans to move their office from Shibuya Cerulean Tower to Roppongi Hills (Roppongi Hills Mori Tower). Roppongi Hills once was a Japan’s centre of emerging Internet ventures. However, Yahoo! Japan moved to the newer office complex Tokyo Mid-town in… Continue reading Google Japan Reported To Migrates To Roppongi Hills

German E-Commerce Brands4Friends Gives Away Free iPhone Case In Shibuya, Tokyo

A Japanese popular gadget blogger @masakiishitani and others reported that Brands For Friends ran a advertisement campaign to let commuters take free iPhone case posted in metro station in Shibuya, one of the biggest terminal station in Tokyo this morning, about an hour ago. The twitter timeline tagged with #b4f shows that those iPhone case… Continue reading German E-Commerce Brands4Friends Gives Away Free iPhone Case In Shibuya, Tokyo

Augmented Reality in Shibuya: Allows Street Walkers To Tag Anything Around The Town

In association with Japan’s National Institute of Informatics, NEC and Tokyu Agency(ad agency), Tokyu Corporation, which operates major railway lines including Shibuya-Yokohama, started today the trial of an augmented reality service “Pin@clip[J]” (pronounced “Pina-Kuri”, and named after pins and clips) using iPhone for commuters and shoppers in the Shibuya area, which allows you to tag… Continue reading Augmented Reality in Shibuya: Allows Street Walkers To Tag Anything Around The Town