This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. # tried to make this unwritten-links posts be weekly, from three times per month. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Zero Reflextion Glass by Nippon Electric Glass Enterbrain’s Social Game Users Research Tells Japanese Market Grows 4.4… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 44
Month: November 2011
CyberAgent America Releases New iPhone App “Animal Bakery”
CyberAgent’s [J] American corporate body CyberAgent America,Inc has released a new iOS game application “Animal Bakery.” Download is free. “Animal Bakery” is a restaurant management social game where you make your own bakery and treat the animals of the forest to food prepared with natural ingredients. With over 40 animals appearing, over 60 recipes, and… Continue reading CyberAgent America Releases New iPhone App “Animal Bakery”
Register For The Next Startup Weekend In Japan: November 18, Kyoto Research Park
Startup Weekend is in the process of establishing itself as a “brand” and regular event in Japan’s web and startup world, and following Tokyo in August, it’s now time hold a Startup Weekend in Kyoto. The so-called Startup Weekend X Kyoto Research Park event (Facebook page) will take place: November 18 (Friday), from 6.30pm – November… Continue reading Register For The Next Startup Weekend In Japan: November 18, Kyoto Research Park
One Man’s Karaoke Box “Hitori Karaoke” Appears In Tokyo
Koshidaka, a company runs 317 karaoke shops all around Japan (and one oversea, in Korea), foretold that it would open a new category business “Hitori Karaoka”(one man’s karaoka) at Kanda, Tokyo around the end of this month, November 2011. Different from many other countries where Karaoke means singing in a bar in front of other… Continue reading One Man’s Karaoke Box “Hitori Karaoke” Appears In Tokyo
“Selfy Channel” Makes Its Way To China For #1 SNS Sina Weibo
GCREST [J] has opened service of their avatar community “Selfy Channel” (USA: Tinier Me) for China’s largest SNS “Sina Weibo” [C] as “Xiaotiandi” [C] (Small World), via development and management by a major Chinese social game developer FiveMinutes Inc. GCREST’s support base FiveMinutes will oversee development and administration of “Xiaotiandi,” and they will provide service… Continue reading “Selfy Channel” Makes Its Way To China For #1 SNS Sina Weibo
Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars – DeNA(Mobage) Agrees To Purchase Pro Baseball Team
DeNA just announced [J] that it had submitted an application on acquisition of pro-baseball team Yokohama Bay Stars from current owner Tokyo Broadcasting System(TBS) group to Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB). DeNA is to pay 6.5 billion yen (US$83.3 million) for 66.92% stock of the team, and will pay 3 billion yen (US$38) to NPB… Continue reading Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars – DeNA(Mobage) Agrees To Purchase Pro Baseball Team
Pokelabo Releases “Baseball Buddies! Fierce Battle Pro Baseball Edition”
Pokelabo [J] has released “YakyuTomo! Gekitou Puro Yakyuu Hen” [J] (Baseball Buddies! Fierce Battle Pro Baseball Edition), the latest installment of their popular Mobage [J] feature phone social game “YakyuTomo” [J]. “YakyuTomo!” is a simulation game where the player becomes a baseball team a director and nurtures a fledgling team into veteran leaders on the… Continue reading Pokelabo Releases “Baseball Buddies! Fierce Battle Pro Baseball Edition”
Gree Starts Investment On East/South East Asian Start-ups
Japan’s social game networking service giant Gree announced today November 2 that it had established a new invest subsidiary Gree Ventures. Gree Ventures is going to form GV-I Investment Partnership, which is planned to invest (tantative) 2 billion yen (US$25.6 million) in total. GREE to Begin Investing in Southeast and East Asia – Plans to… Continue reading Gree Starts Investment On East/South East Asian Start-ups
Toyota Releases “Social Network Racer” For Facebook And “FT86 World Report” For iPhone
Toyota [J] has released a promotional pro racing game “Social Network Racer” for Facebook. “Social Network Racer” is designed to enhance global recognition of the “FT－86II Concept” model, which will be officially opened to the public at the Tokyo Motor show in December. Users compete for time with others on the virtual circuit, and the… Continue reading Toyota Releases “Social Network Racer” For Facebook And “FT86 World Report” For iPhone
Microsoft Japan Windows DSP Campaign Comes With Its Anime Poster Girl Nanami Madobe
Microsoft Japan’s Winter campaign of Windows Ultimate DSP version [J] comes with Deanne Cheuk design Touch Mouse and its official poster character Nanami Madobe. Nanami Madobe (Madobe Nanami in Japanese name order) was originally an unofficial character appeared from an Akihabara shop, became an official later before Cloud girl and Hyper-V girl. Nanami is from… Continue reading Microsoft Japan Windows DSP Campaign Comes With Its Anime Poster Girl Nanami Madobe