2012-06
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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 …
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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. …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
