Author: akky

Japanese Web Community As Person

Gijinka (anthropomorphization) is what Japanese anime/manga people love, and it often passes the language barriers. On giant anonymous bulletin board 2-channel, some amateur cartoonists seemed to vie in their personification sense [J]. 2-channel: They know who they are well. derision for everything is their basic attitude. Nico Nico (Douga): Hatsune Miku, young girls’ livestream on… Continue reading Japanese Web Community As Person

How to sell 16 iPhone Apps At Once

A year ago, we reviewed Yahoo! Japan’s 16 free iPhone applications which icons will show a (especially in Japan and Asian countries) popular Anime character Doraemon on your home screen. A Japanese blog iPhone Games [J] lists more of similar iPhone apps set, like Gundam, which is offered also by Yahoo! Japan, Yahoo! Japan published… Continue reading How to sell 16 iPhone Apps At Once

Moedroid – Android Apps Review Site Only For “Moe” Apps

Moedroid [J] is a Japanese Android review site which introduces “moe” applications only. “Moe” is a Japanese slang which means “little, adorable and cute” mostly in the context of Anime. So the site is dedicated for introducing cute Android applications. The main content is “moe” Android app reviews. There are app rankings, featured corner to… Continue reading Moedroid – Android Apps Review Site Only For “Moe” Apps

Groupon Japan’s Osechigate Still Smoldering

The poor traditional holiday food (osechi) delivery happened on New Year’s day around Groupon Japan, followed by media bash then Groupon world CEO’s sincere but delayed video apology 17 days later, must affected somewhat on their Japanese penetration and pitching daily deal business itself. Even though a month passed, media rushing on this issue has… Continue reading Groupon Japan’s Osechigate Still Smoldering

Domino Pizza Hansome Deliverer Voting Campaign Rigged By 2-Channellers

It was January 14th when Domino Pizza Japan started three weeks customers-involved web campaign “Ikemen Domino 25 Contest“. The word “Ikemen” is a Japanese slang which means a good-looking man, believed to be generated about 10 years ago from “Iketeru”(cool) + “Men”(Japanese ‘face’ and English ‘man/men’). The contest is asking visitors to vote their favorite… Continue reading Domino Pizza Hansome Deliverer Voting Campaign Rigged By 2-Channellers

How Japanese Over Thirty Feel NEC’s Joint Venture With Lenovo

A week ago, China’s Lenovo and Japan’s top-shared PC vendor NEC announced to merge their PC business and to establish a joint venture company. Lenovo and NEC say they will create a joint venture to form the largest PC business in Japan. The new entity, NEC Lenovo Group Japan, brings together Japan’s top PC company… Continue reading How Japanese Over Thirty Feel NEC’s Joint Venture With Lenovo

Japan’s No.1 Social Network – Gree And Mobage Town Competes

At the beginning of February, two of Japanese social networking giants, Gree and DeNA(Mobage Town company) released quarterly financial reports. Gree’s 2011-2Q report [J] showed its sales record, 14.32 billion yen(US$175 mil), 83% of which is from virtual items. It is the historic high. DeNA 2011-3Q [J] also recorded their highest 29.49 billion yen(US$361 mil)… Continue reading Japan’s No.1 Social Network – Gree And Mobage Town Competes

Groupon Slows Down After New Year Osechi Incident In Japan

One month after the Groupon Japan’s New Year celebration food Osechi delivery trouble, Japanese consumers mind seem to be away from daily deal coupon services, even with the Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s video apology. A vertical coupon search service Coupon-jp issued a research [J]. There, they tracked all coupon sold on Groupon Japan and other… Continue reading Groupon Slows Down After New Year Osechi Incident In Japan