CyberAgent [J] has opened up “Narikiri Dori” (Transformation Ave.), a new area in their virtual space Ameba Pigg, [J] where you can enjoy dressing up as popular characters from animes like Shin Seiki Evangelion [J] and “Keroro Gunsou” [J] (Sergent Keroro). “Narikiri Dori” is a new area based on Akihabara, and approximately 50 types of… Continue reading Keroro And Other Characters Invade Ameba Pigg
Month: June 2012
Augmented Reality + Capsule Toys, July 30th “Kamen Rider” Release By Bandai
Bandai [J] has announced that from July 30th they will launch a series of exclusive vending machine capsules (Gashapon) of the new figure series “HYBRID GRADE Kamen Rider–01,” which fuses capsule toys with AR (Augmented Reality). 1 in each capsule, four types in all, each 500 yen. “HYBRID GRADE Kamen Rider” is a gashapon figure… Continue reading Augmented Reality + Capsule Toys, July 30th “Kamen Rider” Release By Bandai
Is Facebook Japan’s No.1 Social Networks?
No, not yet. Italian social media consultant Vincenzo Cosenza updated world map of social networks, and on this June 2012 version, Japan is painted in Facebook color. I just refer my past articles. 2011: The year when Japan went global over social networking | The Japan Times Online Asiajin » Follow-up Of The Social Networking… Continue reading Is Facebook Japan’s No.1 Social Networks?
Orenoyome – Pinterest for Otaku
Oreno Yome wo Jiman suru Saito (A website to boast my wife) is a new Japanese service where to post your favorite photos of “yome”, which literally means wife, but in Otaku context, “ore no yome” means anything but your real human being wife, on which female character assigned, and on which you put your… Continue reading Orenoyome – Pinterest for Otaku
Nihon Enterprises Opening Android Market From Summer Which Allows Payment Using Point Program “Ponta”
Nihon Enterprise, [J] in partnership with Royality Marketing, who run the community point program Ponta, [J] has announced that from this summer they will launch the Android contents service “Ponta App Market” which can make transactions using Ponta points. “Ponta App Market” is a marketplace for Android where you can leisurely purchase contents using saved… Continue reading Nihon Enterprises Opening Android Market From Summer Which Allows Payment Using Point Program “Ponta”
Japan’s Web News Week 23
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. Nintendo Expresses Anger On Nikkei’s Scoop Around Coming Wii U, “Full Of Mistakes And Complete Conjecture” Yahoo! Search Blog Forecast The Coming 4th Election Of… AKB48 DeNA Brings Mobage To Chinese… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 23
Modern Red-Light, Historic Edo, Romance Simulations Released For Smartphone
CA Mobile has released smartphone versions of the hostess girl simulation game “Mori Girl” and the late Edo era romance simulation game “Tsuya Girl” for Ameba. “Mori Girl” is a red light district style game where the user becomes a hostess girl and can enjoy after parties and dates along with serving handsome regular customers.… Continue reading Modern Red-Light, Historic Edo, Romance Simulations Released For Smartphone
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani Publishes A Book “Englishnization”
Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Japan’s largest online e-commerce mall Rakuten, announced [J] on his twitter account that his new book on how he is letting his company and employees adapt to English. 英語化の話しを本に書きました。ビジネスマンだけでなく、様々な人に読んでもらえたらと思っております。前二冊と同様印税についてはすべて寄付させて頂きます。 [楽天]http://t.co/1YJcbdJv [本] #rbooks pic.twitter.com/ugJ5lAYU — 三木谷浩史 H. Mikitani (@hmikitani) June 7, 2012 “I have written up on how to make things into… Continue reading Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani Publishes A Book “Englishnization”
Yahoo Japan Teams Up With Recipe Portal Cookpad
Yahoo Japan, the country’s biggest website with 1.6 billion page views per day, will enter a partnership with Cookpad, a popular recipe site, according to a report by business daily The Nikkei. Much like Yahoo in the US, Yahoo Japan runs a number of vertical services under its portal: one of them, Yahoo Recipe, will… Continue reading Yahoo Japan Teams Up With Recipe Portal Cookpad
On Social Site “IRORIO,” Avatars Advance By Posting Comments On News
Second News Inc. has opened the news site IRORIO, [J] where news readers can develop their own avatar by posting their opinions. IRORIO is a news site which delivers tri-monthly news from in and out of Japan, of many genres, including politics, economy, society, entertainment, technology, lifestyle, etc. Readers can enjoy a “training game” where… Continue reading On Social Site “IRORIO,” Avatars Advance By Posting Comments On News