Galapagos, the name of the South American islands where English naturalist Charles Darwin discovered rare species of creatures, is used as an adjective to describe the isolation of Japanese mobile industry from the world standard. But Sharp dared to name their brand new digital tablet product “Galapagos[J]“, in spite of the word’s negative meaning, which… Continue reading Sharp Ties Up With Japan’s Largest Video Rental Chain For Content Distribution To Android Tablets
Year: 2010
Asiajin Meetup Tokyo #2 Signup
Venue is now fixed at Akihabara. We will have the second Tokyo meetup this Saturday after two years rest. Please check the following link to join the meetup. http://asiajin.doorkeeper.jp/ Or you may apply via e-mail by scanning this QR-Code and send to the gotten e-mail address. [Update] We have sent an e-ticket to all who… Continue reading Asiajin Meetup Tokyo #2 Signup
Answer For What is PROJECTION CLOCK】2名様」！ On Twitter Trending Topics
The strange phrase “PROJECTION CLOCK】2名様」！” appeared on the Twitter Trending Topic sometime early morning in UTS October 4th. (morning to night in Japan Standard Time) That phrase itself is mix of English and Japanese, which means …PROJECTION CLOCK] for 2 persons”! It is a part of full sentence in a marketing campaign run by Nifty,… Continue reading Answer For What is PROJECTION CLOCK】2名様」！ On Twitter Trending Topics
Asiajin Seoul meet up on October 16th
We proudly announce that the first Asiajin meetup in Seoul will be held on 16th, October (Saturday). Asiajin co-founder, Shunichi Arai, will visit the city and talk about the situation of the Japanese web and startup industry. This will be a great opportunity to meet new friends, and learn about the differences between Korean and… Continue reading Asiajin Seoul meet up on October 16th
YouRoom, Gemediar & Cacoo Demos at AntennaAsia Fukuoka
On Thursday night, AntennaAsia kicked off a 5-day tech event marathon in Fukuoka, followed by Energy Informatic and AIP Cloud 3DAYS this weekend. AntennaAsia vol. 1 showcased two Fukuoka startups and one from Tokyo. YouRoom First up, Yoshihito Kuranuki (@kuranuki) from SonicGarden demoed YouRoom, a discussion/communication tool aimed for project teams and private groups. YouRoom’s… Continue reading YouRoom, Gemediar & Cacoo Demos at AntennaAsia Fukuoka
Evernote CEO: A Half Of The Third Party Developers Are Japanese
Silicon valley-based tech start-up Evernote, which has introduced services for note-taking and archiving for PCs and smartphone devices, announced new partnerships with seven Japanese companies on Wednesday. Evernote CEO Phil Libin is now visiting Japan, and he says, “Our Japanese users share almost 18% of our total user accounts, which is the second place in… Continue reading Evernote CEO: A Half Of The Third Party Developers Are Japanese
Connection Search: Facebook Japan And Recruit Launch Job Service For College Grads
Facebook has over 500 million members worldwide, but only 1.4 million of these live in Japan. The company established a subsidiary in Tokyo earlier this year, localized its site in 2008, and released a special version optimized for Japanese cell phones a few weeks back. And now it seems to be time to partner up… Continue reading Connection Search: Facebook Japan And Recruit Launch Job Service For College Grads
Gree Now Allows iPhone/Softbank Users To Register
Japan’s largest social networking service Gree today announced [J] that their recently released iPhone version now added a “registration” feature today on September 30th. On Gree iPhone version website, which started as Beta in August, now you can become a member of Gree network. Unfortunately, it does not mean that iPhone users in other countries… Continue reading Gree Now Allows iPhone/Softbank Users To Register
Earthquake Warning For Japanese Cellphone Works Well
In Eastern Japan, around 5 p.m. on 29th (Japan Standard Time), massive number of people in office and home got different than usual sound on their cellphones. It was one of the latest function on Japanese feature phone, Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system. The earthquake itself, which happened in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, recorded 5.8-magnitude,… Continue reading Earthquake Warning For Japanese Cellphone Works Well
be amie: Social Network Starts Off With 5,500 Actresses And Models
What can you do when you establish a new social network in Japan but want to distinguish yourself from Mixi, the current No. 1 (21 million members)? Answer: You start off by pre-populating it with a total of 5,500 actresses and models. That’s what Isao and Oscar Promotion (one of Japan’s biggest artist agencies), the… Continue reading be amie: Social Network Starts Off With 5,500 Actresses And Models