2011 was not only a year that changed the geography of Japan but also a year that drastically altered the way Japanese people use social media. Facebook came out of nowhere and increased its user base more than 200% (Socialbakers) , Twitter became mainstream (Study 4) and a Comscore report claimed that Mixi is not #1 social… Continue reading A Summary of the Latest Studies about Japan & Social Media
Month: April 2012
Japanese School Textbook Inspired English Learning Book With AR
Mirai-kei New Horizon de Mou Ichido Eigo wo Yatte Miru(Challenge English again with futuristic version of New Horizon) by a Japanese publishing company Tokyo Shoseki is an English textbook, which follows the format of the company’s popular junior high-school text book New Horizon. NEW HORIZON English Course ２ It is a textbook for adults who want to study high-school… Continue reading Japanese School Textbook Inspired English Learning Book With AR
Japan’s Web News Week 13
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. Bandai To Release Pet Robot Using iPhone/iPod As Its Face, The Verge [En] Akihabara Event of Android Highschool Japanese Noodle Chain Runs Unique Campaign, Accept Any Expired Coupons By Other Companies… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 13
Hachioji-city Makes Unofficial Android Girl Character Droiko-chan
Hachioji is a city in Western Tokyo, about 1 hour ride train from Tokyo station. It is a bedroom suburb of Tokyo with 555,000 population. The city, local chambers of commerce, enterprises and universities formed a project Cyber Silkroad Hachioji [J], which aims economic development of the city. The latest Android news from Hachioji is… Continue reading Hachioji-city Makes Unofficial Android Girl Character Droiko-chan
Ameba Pico’s English Is Too Difficult
A Japanese user, who might be a big fan of CyberAgent’s popular virtual avatar world Ameba Pigg, asked a question [J] on Yahoo! Chiebukuro (=Yahoo! Answers in Japan) about his playing Ameba Pico, an English version of Ameba Pigg. I’m playing Ameba Pico but totally lost as I can not understand the following English. Please… Continue reading Ameba Pico’s English Is Too Difficult
A Japanese Entrepreneur Calls For Co-Founders By Lottery Over Twitter Retweets
Kazuma Ieiri, founder of Japanese web company Paperboy & Co. [J], tweeted 3 hours ago [J], “[RT Experiment] If this tweet is retweeted more than 2,000 times, I will start a new business with three randomly chosen (from who retweeted). You will have no obligation but listed on the board. We can think together what… Continue reading A Japanese Entrepreneur Calls For Co-Founders By Lottery Over Twitter Retweets