2011-07
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July 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Early part of July news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) Asiajin’s WordPress was upgraded to version 3.2. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise …
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Microsoft Japan Introduces Another Anime Girl For Small And Medium Business
Following to the cloud girl Claudia, Microsoft’s Japan local branch tries to appeal their target by using a new character. The Microsoft Virtualization campaign page suggests three Hyper-V …
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Japanese Entrepreneurs: Get The Last Spot In The "Tofu Project" To Go To America
Are you a Japan-based entrepreneur interested in taking part in a 7-day design thinking and innovation boot camp that will take place in October in California? Then you should head over to the …
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iPhone App Helps You Predict Next Vacant Seat On Commuting Train
This app can be used everywhere, but probably it is only needed in Tokyo. Densha de Suwaru (sitting down on train) by Velc is a newly released free iPhone application to make your own database of …
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Zaim: The Socialized Cashbook App Helps You Find Better Ways To Save Daily Expenses
Takako Kansai[J] (@kansai_takako), a full-time engineer at Tokyo’s web service start-up and also the best known tech geek girl in this country, just released her first iPhone app called Zaim on …
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Japan's Biggest Location-Based Game Colopl Hits 2 Million Users
In 2005, long before Foursquare and other LBS became available in the US and elsewhere, cell phone users in Japan were able to play a GPS game called “Coloni-na Seikatsu Plus” (Colony …
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Event Wrap-up: Echelon 2011 And More, A Visit To Singapore In June
Almost a month ago, there was an international technology and start-up showcase event, which is called Echelon, at the National University of Singapore. Because of many things to do remaining after …
