Nikkei reports [J] that Rakuten has decided to close its Zenryaku Profile, a social networking site having 6.4 million users and runs for about decade, even before the word “social networking service” established. The site was originally run by other company, moved under Rakuten when it purchased a company who owned the service. Different from… Continue reading Rakuten To Shut Down 6 Million Users Zenryaku Profile
Month: November 2011
Muji Launches Social Game Muji Life For Global
Toshima-ku/Tokyo-based Japanese consumer goods brand Muji (Mujirushi Ryohin), who operates about 300 shops in over 20 countries around the world, starts a social game Muji Life on November 15 (release [J]). You may join the game by either of three social networking services, Facebook, Twitter and Mixi. You will create your shelf with your favorite… Continue reading Muji Launches Social Game Muji Life For Global
Prosthetic Limbs Aiming Artificial Beauty
Shunji Yamanaka, a well-known Japanese industrial designer and Keio University professor showed a photo of his developing artificial leg for women on his blog [J]. This is yet a mock and you can only stand up with the current one, but Yamanaka wrote that the model woman, an athlete who runs with a regular prosthetic… Continue reading Prosthetic Limbs Aiming Artificial Beauty
Namco Bandai To Release Mobage Social Game “Kamen Rider Legend”
NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. [J] has announced that they will release “Kamen Rider Legend” (Masked Rider Legend), a social game for Mobage [J], from the end of November. “Kamen Rider Legend” is a social game where users collect “Brave Jewels” containing the power of successive generations of masked riders and mysterious people, while gaining strength… Continue reading Namco Bandai To Release Mobage Social Game “Kamen Rider Legend”
Level 5 Releases Social Game For Mobage “Professor Layton Royale”
Level 5 [J] has released the feature phone social game “Professor Layton Royale” [J] for Mobage. They are also planning to soon release a smartphone version. “Professor Layton Royal”(Layton Kyojyu Royal) is a social mystery role-playing-game based on Level 5’s popular title “Professor Layton Series.” In the game there are three structured roles: “detective,” “citizen,”… Continue reading Level 5 Releases Social Game For Mobage “Professor Layton Royale”
Japan’s No.1 e-Mall Rakuten Trying To Be Like Twitter/Facebook By Rakuten Profile
Japan’s largest online mall company Rakuten started promoting its unknown service Rakuten Profile [J] since around October 10 to its 62 million members. The service comes with Twitter-like “tweet”, following/followers, Facebook-like “share”, your profile badge on Rakuten blog, Rakuten Profile seemed to launch without any release around August 9, 2011 [J]. There were no no… Continue reading Japan’s No.1 e-Mall Rakuten Trying To Be Like Twitter/Facebook By Rakuten Profile
NAMCO BANDAI Release First Ever “Tamagotchi” Social Game For Mobage
NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. [J] has opened service of the first social game featuring “Tamagotchi” characters, “Mobage De Asobo! Tamagotchi” (Let’s play with Mobage! Tamagotchi), an avatar-raising game for feature phones on Mobage [J]. “Mobage De Asobo! Tamagotchi” is a title combining the enjoyment of supporting the approach of the 15 year anniversary of “Tamagotchi’s”… Continue reading NAMCO BANDAI Release First Ever “Tamagotchi” Social Game For Mobage
Japan’s Web News Week 45
This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Daily Photo Recording App My365 Downloaded 100,000 Times In 10 Days After Launch Tim Bray Visited Bar Android, Tried Some Android Apps By Japanese Authors [En] Android’s Chief Andy Rubin visited… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 45
Smartphone Popularity Makes Hinge Vendor Delisted
photo © 2006 Jyri Engestrom | more info (via: Wylio) Strawberry Corporation, a Tokyo-based Japanese hardware maker announced [J, pdf] on October 27 that the company was delisted from Osaka Security Exchange JASDAQ market, as it was helped and subsidized by Advanex. Their anchor product is micro-sized hinges used for clam-shell type cellphone and laptop… Continue reading Smartphone Popularity Makes Hinge Vendor Delisted
Hatoful Boyfriends – Virtual Dating Game With Pigeons
Hatoful Kareshi [J] (hato=dove, kareshi=boyfriend so it is a word play of “full of pigeons boyfriend” and “heartful boyfriend”) is a Japanese style text-and-image virtual school dating game for girls, except all of your school love-life targets are pigeons. At the Saint Pigeonation School, a prestigious school but many pigeons are attending, At first you… Continue reading Hatoful Boyfriends – Virtual Dating Game With Pigeons