Month: July 2012

“Electronic Brain Glasses Summit” To Be Held August 4th

Fukui Prefecture Sabae City [J] and Sabae IT Propulsion Forum Executive Committee [J] are holding “Electronic Brain Glasses Summit” [J] at Fuikui Prefecture Sabae City Culture Center on August 4th. Sabae city is a production area for glasses producing 95% of all glasses in Japan, and also recently they are focusing their attention on the… Continue reading “Electronic Brain Glasses Summit” To Be Held August 4th

Mixi Page’s New Campaign Song With Gals And 7yo DJ

Japanese social network giant Mixi collaborates with the large summer festival of gals under the name of “Campus Summit 2012 meets mixi”. According to the event page, Campus Summit is a summer festivals for and by college students, which began in 1995 in Tokyo. At largest, the festivals were held at 57 locations in all… Continue reading Mixi Page’s New Campaign Song With Gals And 7yo DJ

SoftBank Starts Using The 900MHz “Platinum Band”

There can be no doubt that SoftBank is the mobile carrier with the weakest network among Japan’s big three telcos, following that of NTT Docomo and KDDI. But now there is hope that things will finally change for the better. Back in March this year, the Japanese government decided to allocate the 900-megahertz band (also… Continue reading SoftBank Starts Using The 900MHz “Platinum Band”

“Hatsune Miku” Hits Hong Kong, Taiwan, With “Miku Pa♪” Live Concerts

Hatsune Miku Hong Kong and Taiwan executive committe has announced that they will hold “Miku Pa♪”, vocaloid Hatsune Miku’s concerts at Hong Kong and Taiwan.  They have also opened an Exclusive Site. [J] Hatsune Miku’s concerts held in foreign countries include “MIKUNOPOLIS” in Los Angeles on July 2nd 2011, and this will be the 2nd… Continue reading “Hatsune Miku” Hits Hong Kong, Taiwan, With “Miku Pa♪” Live Concerts

Social Farm Game “Minna De Bokujou Monogatari” Hits 5 Asian Contries

ONE-UP has begun service of “Minna De Bokujou Monogatari”[J] (Farm Tale For All), a PC online game, in 5 countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. “Minna De Bokujou Monogatari” is a browser simulation based on the consumer title “Bokujou Monogatari,” released in 1996 and subsequently converted into a series.  While interchanging with other players,… Continue reading Social Farm Game “Minna De Bokujou Monogatari” Hits 5 Asian Contries

Colopl Opens Location Based Sorcery Card Battle Game

Colopl [J] has launched new game “Inyou No Michi – Taishou Gensou Roku” (Road of Yin and Yang – Taishou Illusions Log) offered by Nijibox [J] for the location based service “Colopl.” “Inyou No Michi – Taishou Gensou Roku” is a game where the user becomes a sorcerer and collects beautiful divination cards.  You aim… Continue reading Colopl Opens Location Based Sorcery Card Battle Game

Mixi Starts New Service For Sending Real Birthday Presents

mixi [J] has announced that from August 2012 they will launch “O Todoke Bin” (Notification Mail) as a new service of mixi Birthday [J].  Frenxxo [J] will carry out development and management. With “Notification Mail,” it will become possible to purchase goods from a list starting with over 50 articles of interior miscellaneous goods and… Continue reading Mixi Starts New Service For Sending Real Birthday Presents

“Tap Ninja” Released By Kayac For iOS

Omoshiro Houjin Kayac has released “Tap Ninja,” an iOS dashing action game app.  Download is free. “Tap Ninja” is an action game where you control a ninja running through the night streets as you tap the screen.  While defeating enemies and avoiding obstacles, you aim for high score by acquiring coins and by your distance… Continue reading “Tap Ninja” Released By Kayac For iOS

Green Romp Starts “Koeshi” Service For Voice Contents

Green romp [J] has released Koeshi [J], a service that offers voices for speech in social games and electronic books, or contents which require voices. “Koeshi” is a service which answers the needs for “voices” in new contents and uses free young voice actors and budding voice actors who have completed lessons at voice acting… Continue reading Green Romp Starts “Koeshi” Service For Voice Contents