January 2012 – Page 4

“Let There Be Light” – Voice Controlled 114sqft Japanese Work/Bedroom

A Hatena blogger id:rti7743 reported that he made his new 10.6 square meters bedroom with futuristic functions [J]. He set up the following gears; – replaced curtain with 100-inch projector screen – NEC NP-U310WJD short focus projector – 2 microphones – self-programmed voice recognition system – iRemocon, (remocon = remote controller) network-connected remote controller which… Continue reading “Let There Be Light” – Voice Controlled 114sqft Japanese Work/Bedroom

Japan’s Web News Week 1

This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. As most companies started 2012 operation in latter of the week, there were no many news from Japan. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Mixi CEO’s New Year’s Address Yahoo! Japan President Releases His Address For Employees… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 1

Comic Market Waiting-People Time-Lapse Video

Japanese discipline was showed after the Eastern Japan Disaster 3/11 last year. And it is not only at earthquake. The video by a Nico Nico Douga user munyaka is a time-lapse animation on the third day morning of the massive self-publishers’ comic conference Comic Market 81(Comike81), December 31, 2011. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16589379 The video started around 00:50,… Continue reading Comic Market Waiting-People Time-Lapse Video

5 Trends In Japan’s Web And Mobile Worlds In 2011

2011 is over – reason enough to take a look at some of the key trends that shaped Japan’s web, mobile, and gaming industries last year. I could think, in no particular order, of five major developments that made a significant impact last year: March 11 Triple Disaster The triple disaster that hit Japan on… Continue reading 5 Trends In Japan’s Web And Mobile Worlds In 2011

Tabelog, Japan’s Yelp Reportedly Tainted By Undercover Positive Review Agents

A popular consumer restaurant review site Tabelog [J], who has been competing the top position of restaurant listing site against Gurunavi with user-generating-contents power, admitted on January 4 that there were reviews and ranking manipulations on Tabelog, by third party agents who sell a package like planted favorable comment posting and voting for rank-up, according… Continue reading Tabelog, Japan’s Yelp Reportedly Tainted By Undercover Positive Review Agents

Nico Nico Douga Hits 1.5 Million Paid Subscribers

Japanese online video sharing service Nico Nico Douga has got 1.5 million paid subscribers on January 3, 2012. Nico Nico Douga, with its unique overlay user-generated comments, is known by users’ videos, but recently it airs programs from TV and movie as well both in free and paid channels. Nico Nico Premium Membership costs 525… Continue reading Nico Nico Douga Hits 1.5 Million Paid Subscribers

Japan’s Web News Week 52

The last week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article in 2011. Thank you for your support to Asiajin. It was a great year. 6-7 days around the New Year’s day are basically holiday for most people in Japan, so there were not much news. Referred pages are all… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 52

Android Highschool – Personified Androids Comic

A manga (Japanese comic) series “Hana no Andoroido Gakuen”(Sweet Android High-school) is a comic depicts the battles of Android handset vendors as a school life with caricatured girls who have each vendors characteristics. “-chan” is a Japanese post-nominal title used for young, tiny or small person. “-kun” is similar but for boys, so her Apple… Continue reading Android Highschool – Personified Androids Comic