2010-06
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Computer-Synthesized Vocal Album Tops The Japanese Chart First In History
Probably first in the world history? Oricon(Japanese Billboard)’s [J] CD album chart in 5th week of May 2010 reported that the week’s No.1 was “EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalogenesis …
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A Japanese Heavy Twitter User Pausing A Day Thought As Missing By Followers, Retweeted Frantically
Japan is increasing Twitter addicts everyday. Percentage of Japanese tweets is now about 20% and chasing USA’s 27% (by TweetSentiments). On May 30th, a Japanese girl cosplayer(= costume player, …
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Rakuten Announced Its Chinese Brand Name
Japanese e-shopping mall colossus Rakuten, who are cooperating with China No.1 Search Engine Baidu to open joint e-mall in Chinese web, disclosed their Chinese name [J]. The three Chinese letters, …
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Twitter Mobile Version Now Limits 140 "Bytes" Not "letters"
Twitter API seems down and many Twitter client authors are trying to say it is not their bugs but Twitter’s glitch. Twitter official URL shortener experiment may be the cause of this trouble. At …
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Yahoo! Japan Search Now Provides In-TV-Program Products Info
Yahoo! Japan Search Team Blog [J] announced that their search results page by TV program names show products, services and point of interests (shops, restaurants, etc.) at the top. Here is an example …
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Japanese mobile gaming startup GREE to open US and China offices within a year
Japan’s social networks seem to be hitting a ceiling growth-wise, and apparently they increasingly feel the need to go abroad in order to grow. “Japan’s Facebook” Mixi, which …
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E/J Bulingual Digital Manga "Darling ha Gaikokujin" Goes On US iPad
Japan’s 3 million best selling comic essay “Darling ha Gaikokujin”(My Darling Is A Foreigner), which also became a movie this spring, depicting international relationship and …
