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
Month: September 2010
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
September 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1). Middle part of September news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 3) Asiajin site update We set up Asiajin’s Digg account. Now all articles will be automatically submitted on Digg. Links Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Porn Site Name Elementary School… Continue reading September 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Yahoo! Mobage In Abeyance By User Account Trouble
Yahoo! Mobage [J], a pretty huge joint business by two giants, Japan’s largest website Yahoo! Japan and one of Japanese biggest social networking service Mobage Town by DeNA, which had launched on 21st September as a beta, was surceased because there were troubles that some users saw another users’ account when logged in. The Yahoo!… Continue reading Yahoo! Mobage In Abeyance By User Account Trouble
Part Time Jobs Site Baitoru.com Introduces Video Resume
Baitoru.com is a Japanese jobs site which is specialized for part time jobs listing. Recently they added a new feature on which job-seekers can send a video pitch to companies. You can send your self-taking job interview movie from your cellphone or PC, if the employer’s job post has any of these requests: decide hiring… Continue reading Part Time Jobs Site Baitoru.com Introduces Video Resume
Toshiba Releases New Freezer Which Name Is Vegeta
Toshiba announced that on October 16th they would sell a new series of freezer, which is named Vegeta. The Vegeta can freeze fresh vegetables as are. Usually, vegetables are not well frozen because refrigeration causes cellular destruction. This Vegeta’s enhanced precision temperature control chills vegetable with longer time. By chilling raw vegetables, you can save… Continue reading Toshiba Releases New Freezer Which Name Is Vegeta
Piping Manufacturer Invents New Idea To Control Typhoons With Subs
The Mainichi Shimbun, one of Japan’s major newspapers, reports[J] a manufacturing company called Ise Kogyo[J] in the Central Japan has invented a new idea that enables to let a typhoon downshift its strength with a bunch of submarines. Twenty submarines having special equipments for pumping out cold water from the deep sea to the sea… Continue reading Piping Manufacturer Invents New Idea To Control Typhoons With Subs
A Japanese Implies He Began Today’s Twitter XSS Atack Storm
[Update] Title changed As TechCrunch reported, the security attack letting twitter.com login users to post any tweets has been spread within hours all over the twittersphere. Because the attack utilizes the Twitter’s cross site scripting bug and Javascript onmouseover, it was easy to force people using Twitter web clients (both PC and mobile) to re-post… Continue reading A Japanese Implies He Began Today’s Twitter XSS Atack Storm
Update: Asiajin To Host Reader Meet-up In Singapore On Saturday
Hello, Asiajin readers in Singapore! I’ve just planned to attend Accelerate 2010, one of Asia’s biggest annual tech events that we also serve as a media sponsor of. Since I’ll be in Singapore in that week, by using this opportunity, in order to exchange friendships and communicate with our readers in the country on a… Continue reading Update: Asiajin To Host Reader Meet-up In Singapore On Saturday