2010-07
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Softbank To Launch JV With Zynga To Spread Social Games In Japan
On Thursday, Softbank had a briefing on the first quarter financial result of FY2010, and unveiled they would invest in Zynga Game Network and launch a joint venture called Zynga Japan. Softbank and …
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"Top 50 Apps In Asia": Help Accelerate 2010 Identify The Best Asia-Related Mobile And Web Apps
Can you think of a great mobile or web application that’s either made in an Asian country or specifically geared towards users in this region? Or have you developed such an application …
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Mobile Janken(Rock-Paper-Scissors) Site Charged By Illegal Gambling
According to Kyodo News, Tokyo metropolitan police department security division arrested three members of the company which ran online mobile gambling sites. It is the first time arrest ever over …
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NHN Japan Shakes Hands With 70 Game Developers To Enter The Social Game App Business
The Japanese subsidiary of a Korean online game service operator, NHN Japan[J] announced at the briefing event held on Monday that they would enter the arena of social game business. The …
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It's Official Now. Google Announces Their Search Platform Provided To Yahoo! Japan
Google Asia Pacific and Japan vice president Daniel Alegre announced [J] on official Google Japan blog that Google’s search technology is again provided to Yahoo! Japan. According to the …
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Is Yahoo! Japan Switching To Google Search?
Wall Street Journal’s blog All Things Digital(ATD) reported that Yahoo! Japan is going to announce that they will use Google Search as its search backend, switching from their customized Yahoo! …
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Motorboat Art Zipping Up The Sea
A Japanese artist Suzuki Yasuhiro’s [J] “Zipper Motorboat” is sailing at Setonai-sea art festival [J]. Tokyo-based modern art creator Suzuki, who made a small prototype in 2004 …
