“Shirotsuku” Holds Tie-Up Event With Tokyo Dome City Attractions

Cave [J] is hosting “Atoraku E Ikou,” [J] an event for their location information mobile game “Shirotsuku” in partnership with the Tokyo Dome Company’s integrated amusement establishment “Tokyo Dome City Attractions,” from February 1st until February 29th, 2012. “Atoraku E Ikou” is a limited term event being held through Tokyo Dome City Attractions, which by… Continue reading “Shirotsuku” Holds Tie-Up Event With Tokyo Dome City Attractions

DNP Develops DC-Code, Invisible QR-Code Alternative

Dai Nippon Printing(DNP), the world’s largest printing firm released a free Android app which works with DC Code, which is like popular 2D barcode “QR code” but invisible. The app instruction is like this, (1) download app by searching “QUEMA” on Android Market (2) run the app (3) hold up your Android over the printings… Continue reading DNP Develops DC-Code, Invisible QR-Code Alternative

Do-Do-Dorirando! Doriland Jingle Generator

Gree’s social card game Tanken Doriland is selling a lot, and as always, massive TV commercial being aired assisted to call more and more players to there. About a year, when Eastern Japan Earthquake diminished most of commercials from TV, substituted public commercial buzzed with its weird jingle. This time, too much Doriland commercial seems… Continue reading Do-Do-Dorirando! Doriland Jingle Generator

Japan’s Web News Week 8

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. 7.3% Of Japanese Highschool Girls Using Smartphone, 86% feature phone (n=300) Fan-made Japanese Version Of Facebook Like! Stamp Men’s Pantie Stocking With Engrish [NSFW] sold on a Rakuten shop @de__n‘s Japanese… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 8

GREE’s Popular Game CM Ring Tones Reach 1 Million Downloads

Dwango Mobile and GREE have announced that since the initial release of ring tones for all patterns (12 patterns, 15 songs) of the social game “Tanken Dorirando” (Exploration Dori-Land) on the specialized ring tone site dwango.jp, the total number of downloads has eclipsed 1 million. “Dori-Land” is card social game where you advance by exploring… Continue reading GREE’s Popular Game CM Ring Tones Reach 1 Million Downloads

Music Contents Distribution/Develop Company M-up Goes IPO On TSE Mothers

Tokyo-based M-up, Co Ltd. [J], an IT company who develops web sites/services mainly for entertainment industry, such like artists, TV talents and athletes official web sites, announced [J] that they will be listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Section planned on March 14, 2012. The company also develops paid fan club sites, e-commerce sites for… Continue reading Music Contents Distribution/Develop Company M-up Goes IPO On TSE Mothers

Japan’s Web News Week 7

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. App Translates Your Face Into Emoticon [En] Nara Local Gvmnt Manager Running Anti-Sankei-Newspaper Campaign On Facebook Criticized By Major Newspapers On new NEC desktop PC, you may order to record TV… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 7

“Turtle Farm Island” Reaches Over 1 Million Users

ONE OF THEM, Inc. [J] has announced that their social game for Ameba mobile, “Kami No Ue No Kame Nouen” (Eng: Turtle Farm Island), has reached over 1 million users. In “Turtle Farm Island,” you run a farm on top of the back of a big turtle, and together you can raise turtles in this… Continue reading “Turtle Farm Island” Reaches Over 1 Million Users

GREE Shares Down 6.15%, After Users Discover Glitch In Their Top Social Game

Shares in Japan’s top social gaming company GREE (current market cap: US$6.5 billion) dipped 6.15% today, following reports of users exploiting a glitch in the platform’s top social game. The title in question is “Tanken doliland”, a social card battle game mixed with RPG elements. As we reported yesterday, a bug in the game makes… Continue reading GREE Shares Down 6.15%, After Users Discover Glitch In Their Top Social Game

Gree’s Tanken Doriland Bug Let Users Copy Rare-Cards, Sell At Auction Over $300

Early Sunday morning on 2-channel social-network forum, there are people reporting a cheat using bug on a social game Tanken Doriland, run on Japan’s large social game platform Gree. If believe it, Tanken Doriland’s player can copy any virtual card by using two accounts on two cellphones, by sending the original to the other phone,… Continue reading Gree’s Tanken Doriland Bug Let Users Copy Rare-Cards, Sell At Auction Over $300