A police leak about child prostitution over non-dating websites includes statistics that implies self-regulation of big mobile web companies are not working as expected, Mainichi reported [J]. In 2009, 1,136 minors under the age 18 were involved by violence of ordinance on juvenile protection, the law banning child prostitution and child pornography. 716 of them,… Continue reading 7 Out Of Top 10 Mobile Sites Used For Child Prostitution Ensured By The Self-Regulating Organization EMA
Year: 2010
Hyper Gadgets Loaded Taxi In Kyoto
A guy from a game/smartphone shop Vis-a-Vis [J] posted an interesting photo when he took a taxi in Kyoto. Makaizou(evil tuned, often used to praise something so maniac) Taxi. It has 20 inch display, four high definition camcorders, three car navigators, Docomo’s WiFi router. For security, all recorded movies are being transferred to his home… Continue reading Hyper Gadgets Loaded Taxi In Kyoto
August 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
(From Part 1) Second of August news which we did not write as a dedicated article. (Continued to Part 3) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Retired Lawmaker, Popular Twitter User 81-years-old Koichi Hamada Arrested by breach-of-trust. He(@555hamako) has not tweeted much few days before the arrest. Probably the first arrested Japanese… Continue reading August 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
You Can Participate In Fishery Auctions At Tsukiji From Home
DoHouse[J], a Tokyo-based marketing research company devoted to monitor surveys by housewives, launched on their food-oriented e-commerce site a program[J] that allows consumers to bid for fish with watching a live streamcast hosted by a middleman from Tsukiji Fish Market. Now we can participate in the auction at home and post a bid price for… Continue reading You Can Participate In Fishery Auctions At Tsukiji From Home
Kyoto Prefecture Office Introduces 5 Customer Dummies To Foster “A Tense Feeling”
A new lifehack appeared from Japan’s old capital city Kyoto, NHK reported . Kyoto prefecture office PR section set 5 upper-body mannequins on their desk to face to staff last month. The idea of these bodies comes from “Persona” method, by which local government workers can imagine their customers to serve. Each dummy is named,… Continue reading Kyoto Prefecture Office Introduces 5 Customer Dummies To Foster “A Tense Feeling”
Twitter Following List PuyoPuyo Animation
Recently Mashable reported that a twitter user @guygo’s bird on his following list. That one is a static picture, but there was an animation one by a Japanese user @tkpuyop in this March. Unfortunately, the account was suspended quickly but he recorded how it worked. @guygo’s account is still kept on even after known by… Continue reading Twitter Following List PuyoPuyo Animation
Softbank Sends 6 Walking WiFi Ninja To Comiket To Cover Up Cellphone Demand
The 78th Comiket(Comic Market), the world’s largest self-published comic book fair, was held again this summer in Tokyo bay side. This summer, there were 35,000 groups had booths and 560,000 people visited the fair for 3 days. As such many people gather in a huge but single conference hall, logistics are always problem. Convenience stores… Continue reading Softbank Sends 6 Walking WiFi Ninja To Comiket To Cover Up Cellphone Demand
Smartphone Ad-optimizer Nobot Partners With Singapore-based Network BuzzCity
Nobot, a Tokyo-based tech start-up who has introduced a smartphone ad-optimization SDK called AdMaker that enables to display the best set from multiple ad networks for the iPhone/Android users, partnered with Singapore-headquartered smartphone ad network BuzzCity last Thursday. App developers using Nobot’s SDK will be allowed to distribute BuzzCity’s ads without language barriers and currency… Continue reading Smartphone Ad-optimizer Nobot Partners With Singapore-based Network BuzzCity
Kabuki Web – English Website For Foreign Kabuki Fan
Kabuki is a Japanese traditional form of theater performed by all male cast, starting Edo feudal period. (Wikipedia) Shochiku, a Japanese company for movie and kabuki, opens their kabuki website in English. Official Kabuki Website with information on upcoming plays and ticket booking in English. It includes introductory notes for Kabuki beginners on such topics… Continue reading Kabuki Web – English Website For Foreign Kabuki Fan
Dwango Enters Engineer Hiring Race With OSS Community Grant
Following to the 20 million users social gaming networks Gree and DeNA’s hiring competition with over $20,000 rewards for engineers beginning 4 days ago, Dwango [J] (Asiajin), who has much longer history on Japanese cellphone game, also known by their Japanese YouTube counter movie community Nico Nico Douga [J] (Asiajin), announced their new rewards plan… Continue reading Dwango Enters Engineer Hiring Race With OSS Community Grant