In the beginning of next month, four tech start-ups from Tokyo and two start-ups from Seoul will jointly hold a presentation evening event in South Korea’s capital, which is called Asia Startup Summit, for expanding their presence in Asia and exchanging their perspectives on the region’s start-up community. Presentations are: Revolutionizing Digital Entertainment by advanced… Continue reading Tokyo’s Start-ups To Hold A Presentation Night In Seoul
Month: March 2011
Indonesia: Exploring Potentials Of Mobile & Tech In The 2nd Largest FB Population
Editor’s note: This is a guest post penned by Ryo Umezawa, Director of J-Seed Ventures, one of tech-oriented venture incubators in Tokyo. He visited Indonesia to attend Jakarta Ventures Night 2011 hosted by East Ventures and have met startups and techpreneurs. He also attended “JIMs on the Plane” (inspired by Dave McClure’s… Continue reading Indonesia: Exploring Potentials Of Mobile & Tech In The 2nd Largest FB Population
Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis
I wrote “Poo is a magic word for primary-school children. It is an universal motif and will work even 100 years later” before. It does not change even at the disaster in Japan. A Japanese media artist Hachiya Kazuhiko has explained nuclear crisis in a Youtube video, using the poo and fart. English subtitles version… Continue reading Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis
Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Launches Facebook Page
The Prime Minister’s Office of Japan has announced the launch of an official Facebook page today. The first update reads: This is the official Facebook page of Prime Minister’s office of Japan. We will provide information focusing on the quake-related issues for the time being. After about 15 hours, the page now has over 4,500… Continue reading Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Launches Facebook Page
Cyndi Lauper To Sing For Japan Earthquake Relief Tonight Online
Cyndi Lauper, a big name American pop singer, who has been touring Japan since March 15th for concerts in Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka, is giving suffered Japan a big online present – live concert [J]. Backed by a Japanese movie sharing service Nico Nico Douga, tonight’s her final concert in Japan will be aired from… Continue reading Cyndi Lauper To Sing For Japan Earthquake Relief Tonight Online
TEPCO Shows Electricity Demand And Usage Chart
Tokyo Electric Power Company(TEPCO), which is in charge of Fukushima nuclear crisis and Kanto/Tokyo rolling blackout, opened a new page to tell how much electricity are used hourly in total. After the scheduled power down began, there were many complains from people who got inconvenience by blackout and transportation confuse caused by blackout. It was… Continue reading TEPCO Shows Electricity Demand And Usage Chart
Placeholder Public Service Commercial Buzzed Crazy In Japan
Advertising Council Japan (AC Japan) has been mostly a sole commercial providers on Japanese commercial TV stations for a week since the East Japan Earthquake occured. As most regular companies did not want to play their commercial with fear of criticized as inconsiderate during many people are in deep grief, all commercial stations (i.e. non… Continue reading Placeholder Public Service Commercial Buzzed Crazy In Japan
Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano Becomes Fan-made Anime
Yukio Edano (Wikipedia), Japanese cabinet’s chief secretary in Kan government, who has been a spokesperson on the East Japan Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Crisis, got himself a name from Japanese, especially from web users by his non-stopping work which is likened to Jack Bauer. This time, a professional Japanese anime creator Yosuke Kihara [J], known by “Conie-chan” on… Continue reading Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano Becomes Fan-made Anime
After The Quake: Social Apps And Web Trends To Help Disaster Relief Efforts
Here’s a follow-up to my previous posts covering the grassroots movements to relieve the devastated areas. GPS-Enabled Map of Scheduled Blackouts: A team of web app developers Boss Yooann, Kabaken, Kazuhiro Kotsutsumi and Yuki Naotori has released this Google Map mash-up. Without entering your address, it helps you find which hour of the day your… Continue reading After The Quake: Social Apps And Web Trends To Help Disaster Relief Efforts
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Starts Twitter
Following to the Prime Minister Office’s English account on 16th and Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO) on 17th, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force(JGSDF) begins to tweet on @JGSDF_pr. The first 4 tweets on Mar 21 are, reported opening of account for PR. asked to follow. many personnel are now sent to the disaster area, and FAX messages… Continue reading Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Starts Twitter