April 2010 – Page 2

Softbank Mobile To Start Giving Away Femtocell Equipments In May

Japan’s third-ranked mobile carrier Softbank Mobile, also known as the exclusive carrier for iPhone in Japan, will start user application for the complimentary distribution program of femtocell base stations for individual customers and small-sized stores next month. The company is considered as being relatively poorer than the other carriers in terms of the quality of… Continue reading Softbank Mobile To Start Giving Away Femtocell Equipments In May

iPhone 2009 Takes 4.9% Share In Japan

MM Research Institute Ltd. announced their research on Japanese cellphone shipment share in year 2009 [J]. Sharp, Panasonic Mobile, Fujitsu, NEC, Kyocera, Sony-Ericsson, Apple, Toshiba, Casio, LG and others 2008 market share by the same MM Research was here [J], Sharp, Panasonic Mobile, NEC, Fujitsu, Sony-Ericsson, Toshiba and others As always, English media like Bloomberg… Continue reading iPhone 2009 Takes 4.9% Share In Japan

Governmental Disclosure: Japan’s Revitalization Unit To Broadcast Budget Screening Live Via Five Services

Since the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has been ruling the Japanese Administration, the styles of governmental disclosure has been changing. Unlike U.S. having several politically-oriented TV networks such as CSPAN-1, CSPAN-2 and CSPAN-3, Japanese diet sessions and minister’s briefings used to be televised only on public broadcaster NHK. But its limited number of TV… Continue reading Governmental Disclosure: Japan’s Revitalization Unit To Broadcast Budget Screening Live Via Five Services

Cyber Agent America Launches Facebook App Of Metaverse

On Tuesday, Tokyo-based Cyber Agent‘s subsidiary in Silicon Valley, Cyber Agent America launched a metaverse called Comic World as a Facebook app basically targeting international users. In the app, you can dress up your own avatar with clothing you’ve purchased with a virtual money called ComicCash. The user account for Comic World is compatible with… Continue reading Cyber Agent America Launches Facebook App Of Metaverse

“Saeko Sensei” Travels Around Japan For Microsoft Office 2010

This is a follow-up article for Asiajin » Japan Original Microsoft Office Assistant “Saeko Sensei” Coming Back. Japanese MS-Office’s Clippy alternative “Saeko Sensei” girl finishes its teaser period. Now she, “Saeko 2010”, makes an inaugural speech, She has departed to local cities with a mission to get 2010 people’s words “Well, Office 2010 is cool”.… Continue reading “Saeko Sensei” Travels Around Japan For Microsoft Office 2010

Japanese Alpinist Streams And Tweets From The Roof Of The World

Japanese alpinist Nobukazu Kuriki[J] (@kurikiyama) keeps tweeting and has uploaded YouTube videos from Annapurna, a series of peaks in the Himalayas, probably it’s those from the highest altitude on the globe in the human history. Almost a month later, he tries to ski from the top of the peaks (8,091 meter high / 26,500 feet… Continue reading Japanese Alpinist Streams And Tweets From The Roof Of The World

Unfaithful Partner Inquisition Cellphone Game

“Uwaki Game@Evidence” (Uwaki = love affair) by IDAC [J] is a paid Japanese cellphone game, on which you track down your virtual boyfriends’ love affair to break up peacefully. In the game, you are supposed to snoop around places where your boyfriend visits, such like his home and office, and seek evidences like long hair… Continue reading Unfaithful Partner Inquisition Cellphone Game

AppTraq – A New Free Facebook App (And Others) Analytic Service

Tokyo-based UserLocal Inc., which is known by its free and paid tools for website traffic analysis both for PC and mobile access in Japan, launched a new analytic tool for free specialized for social networking application (Facebook and major three Japanese social networking services – Mixi, Gree and Mobage-Town) platforms both in English and Japanese.… Continue reading AppTraq – A New Free Facebook App (And Others) Analytic Service

April 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)

First half of April news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Sekaimon Global Beta Expands To Sell European Items To Japanese Convenience Chainstore Lawson Starts Twitter (via @AMN) 2-channel Made Tokyo Metro Map In Ascii Art Nico Nico Douga’s… Continue reading April 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)