April 2012 – Page 2

18+ Social Game Platform “moeG” Opens Up

MoeGame [J] has released the platform “moeG,” specialized in social games designated for full on R-18 content. Currently, “moeG (MoeGame)” is a next generation 18+ only portal site for enjoying R-18 social games, erotic avatars, and erotic community contents. They now offer titles such as the PC R-18 game title “Night Shift Hospital Ward” and… Continue reading 18+ Social Game Platform “moeG” Opens Up

Circuit Girl

Kiban Shoujo(Circuit Girl) is an FPGA circuit board by coterie hardware circle Respon [J]. According to their site, all line-patterns have meanings as circuit and really works as a CPU. via Akiba PC Hotline [J]

Japan’s Web News Week 15

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. 67 Of The Same Name Japanese Hirokazu Tanaka Gather For Guiness Record English Talking Free Kyoto Tourist Guide For iPhone [En] via MyNavi Goocus: Smartphone Wikipedia Reader Works With Your Location… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 15

“Moé Can Change!” And “Simulated Boyfriend” Released For Pixiv Mobile

Ambition [J] has released the social games “Moé Can Change!” [J] and “Gijin Kareshi” [J] (simulated boyfriend) on “pixiv Mobile,” [J] a mobile site run by Pixiv. [J] “pixiv Mobile” is the mobile phone version of the illustrated SNS “pixiv.” They set up “pixiv Game” from November of 2011 and began offering social games. “Gijin… Continue reading “Moé Can Change!” And “Simulated Boyfriend” Released For Pixiv Mobile

Jeff Bezos Wants Amazon Japan’s Sales To Grow 30%, Bring Kindle Over This Year

There can be no doubt that with a US$15 billion market cap, 75 million user accounts in Japan alone, and over 10,000 employees worldwide, the 800-pound gorilla in Japan’s e-commerce sector is Rakuten. Amazon Japan however, launched as early as 2000 (3 years later than Rakuten) continues to be a formidable opponent for the country’s… Continue reading Jeff Bezos Wants Amazon Japan’s Sales To Grow 30%, Bring Kindle Over This Year

Disaster Prevention App “AR Tsunami Camera” Released

Nabla-Zero [J] has released “AR Tsunami Camera,” an iPhone application for disaster prevention education. Download is free. “AR Tsunami Camera” is an application which layers a display using Augmented Reality over the actual scenery as seen through the iPhone camera, indicating “How far will it flood?” in case a tsunami hits. At the request of… Continue reading Disaster Prevention App “AR Tsunami Camera” Released

AKB48 Girls In Augmented Reality Campaign For Hewlett Packard Japan

Hewlett Packard Japan [J] has announced the development of “Love PC, Love HP AR,” a series of augmented reality advertisements with smartphone support to appear in 7 comics, and the “Love PC, Love HP Trailer,” which will be going all around Japan until the beginning of February, as part of their “Love PC, Love HP”… Continue reading AKB48 Girls In Augmented Reality Campaign For Hewlett Packard Japan

Hulu Japan Cuts Price 2/3 To 980 Yen

Hulu Japan lowered its subscription fee from monthly 1,480 yen (US$18.3) to 980 yen (US$12.1) . 2 weeks ago, Hulu Japan succeeded to receive contents first from major national broadcast network’s key station, TV Tokyo, though the network is the weakest one among 5 private networks. At the launch, it was essentially an online video… Continue reading Hulu Japan Cuts Price 2/3 To 980 Yen

FxCamera: Tokyo-Based Bitcellar Buys Popular Android Photo App

Tokyo-based photo storage service startup Bitcellar today announced it has acquired FxCamera, the biggest camera app on Android phones at the moment: according to the company, FxCamera currently boasts 15 million registered users around the world. Details of the deal weren’t disclosed. Morifumi Yamashita, who single-handedly developed the app, has joined Bitcellar’s board and plans… Continue reading FxCamera: Tokyo-Based Bitcellar Buys Popular Android Photo App