Tokyu Malls Development, run by Butterfly and the fashion building “SHIBUYA 109,” have released “SHIBUYA 109 -StyleCollection-”, a social game for mixi based on “SHIBUYA 109.” “SHIBUYA 109 -StyleCollection-” is a reality based social game coupled with the actual fashion building as the setting. Users become the manager of a newly opened “SHIBUYA 109” shop,… Continue reading Shibuya 109 Fashion Social Game Release
Month: May 2012
Rakuten To Purchase 51% Of Online Pharmacy Kenko.com
On the same day when Rakuten’s investment on Pinterest reported (Rakuten announced it officially on today May 18.), the Japan’s largest online mall also announced another domestic investment. On May 15, Rakuten and Online pharmacy company Kenko.com (kenko = health in Japanese) jointly announced [J, pdf] that they agreed on business alliance, as well as… Continue reading Rakuten To Purchase 51% Of Online Pharmacy Kenko.com
Drecom Releases American iOS App “Monster Arms”
Drecom [J] Has released the new social game application “Monster Arms” for the American App Store. The support language is English so unfortunately it can’t be downloaded from Japan. “Monster Arms” is a real time strategy card game where you make an original deck and collect character cards while completing missions. It has social components… Continue reading Drecom Releases American iOS App “Monster Arms”
Plug-in Cat For Smartphone Is Under Development
When Japanese blogger @nekomura_otako posted her rough sketch of this Smartphone accessory idea on Twitter. http://twitpic.com/9bnn03 “I would like to have cat-shaped earphone-jack parts like this.” She did not expect that so many people liked and wanted it. But the Twitter buzz promptly found a company who offers to make it production. The mock-ups have… Continue reading Plug-in Cat For Smartphone Is Under Development
Japanese Font With Stroke Order
I never saw this kind of Japanese font. All Chinese letter has stroke number by side, so if you set the font on your browser and OS, you may always check the right stroke order. The sample text means “Chinese letter’s stroke order” 🙂 The font is avaiable here. via Modern Syntax Blog
Japan’s Web News Week 19
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. Amazon Japan Begins Video Games Trade-In. US Amazon’s one is since March 2009. Twitter Releases Feature Phone Client [En], 2.5 Years Later For Japan [En] “Hello Call” – Laundromat Washer Machine… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 19
Mixi Gives Up? Nikkei Business Report CEO Considering To Sell His 55% Ownership
Nikkei Business Online, an online version of business magazine under Nikkei group, on May 15 after the midnight reported that Mixi, one of Japan’s largest social networking service, a direct local competitor of Facebook, is on the table to sell itself. Some social networking competitors, such like Gree and DeNA(who runs Mobage), who had turned… Continue reading Mixi Gives Up? Nikkei Business Report CEO Considering To Sell His 55% Ownership
Shiri, not Siri
Shiri is better spelling for buttocks in Japanese. Apple's Siri is Apple's buttocks in Japan | Technically Incorrect – CNET News
Paperbooya Releases “Dr. Teeth” For iPhone
Paperbooya has released “Dr. Teeth,” their first title, as a game application for iPhone. Download is free. Paperbooya is a joint venture company established [J] by paperboy&co. [J] and gooya [J] in January of this year with the purpose of developing and managing smartphone game applications. Their release at this time, “Dr. Teeth,” is a… Continue reading Paperbooya Releases “Dr. Teeth” For iPhone
Kayac Releases iPhone App For Sharing Leftover Food
Kayac [J] has released “ZangPang,” an iPhone application for sharing leftover food. Download is free. “ZangPang” is an app based on the concept “Share with everyone what you can’t finish.” With this social sharing platform for publicly announcing leftover food, when you unintentionally order too much food at a restaurant, you post information and photos… Continue reading Kayac Releases iPhone App For Sharing Leftover Food