The Japan’s biggest conference on Ruby, RubyKaigi 2008, will start to sell tickets from 10th of May 10:00 JST (GMT+0900). Ticket will be sold out immediately (in few hours, probably). The conference will be held from 20th-22nd June, but talks are planned only on 21st and 22nd. The venue is Tsukuba International Congress Center in… Continue reading RubyKaigi tickets will be sold from May 10th
Author: Shunichi Arai
Internet suicide phenomenon in Japan
Recently a dangerous method of commiting suicide became a phenomenon in Japan. The method involves using a bottle of cleaner and bath salts to create lethal hydrogen sulfide gas. This method was spread through the notorious ‘2ch’ bulletin board system. It is assumed someone explained the suicide method on some board, and many people copied… Continue reading Internet suicide phenomenon in Japan
Google opened a cafe to promote Artist iGoogle
Google is running a temporary cafe `iGoogle Art Cafe’ in Tokyo to promote Artist iGoogle, iGoogle skins created by artists. The cafe is located in Roppongi Hills building until April 24th. iGoogle Art Cafe offers foods and drinks which resembles Google logo colors. Couleur de Google: 1,000yen (subject to availability) * Vegetable Pilaf * Gravlax… Continue reading Google opened a cafe to promote Artist iGoogle
YAPC::Asia 2008 registration starts on March 25th
YAPC (Yet Another Perl Conference) Asia 2008, one of the biggest hacker conferences in Asia, will start attendee registration on March 25th. Seats will be sold out really soon. YAPC is a bilingual (Japanese/English) conference and expecting many international speakers and attendees. YAPC will be held in Tokyo on May 15th-16th. Larry Wall gives a… Continue reading YAPC::Asia 2008 registration starts on March 25th
Backlog: a web-based issue tracking software
Hi all. Today I introduce a software from Fukuoka, the city where I’m living. Backlog is a web-based issue tracking software created by Nulab, a software company based in Fukuoka. Backlog has a similar functionality to Trac, but its user interface is much more friendly. Backlog’s features are: issue tracking, wiki, subversion support, and webdav… Continue reading Backlog: a web-based issue tracking software
Jude – a UML modeling tool
UML modeling tool Jude is a popular software design tool amongst Japanese developers. A free version of Jude has a capability to write all diagrams of UML (class, robustness, usecass, activity, sequence, collaboration, component, state-chart, and deployment). A professional version costs 29400yen ($275) and supports ER diagram, Dataflow diagram, and Mindmap. Kenji Hiranabe is the… Continue reading Jude – a UML modeling tool
Famous venture capitalists in Japan
Here is a concise list of famous venture capitalists in the Japanese IT industry. Soichi Kariyazono (仮屋薗 聡一) of Globis Capital Partners has a fantastic track record. Six companies out of 13 companies he invested in, like Works applications, are now listed. Kariyazono is an investor in Gree, a social network site which is partnering… Continue reading Famous venture capitalists in Japan
YAPC::Asia 2008 will be held May 15-16 in Tokyo
YAPC::Asia 2008 (Yet Another Perl Conference) will be held May 15-16 at Tokyo Institute of Technology. YAPC::Asia is one of the biggest technology conference in Japan, and is a bilingual (Japanese/English) conference with many speakers from overseas. Early registration has been started. Usually the seats are sold out soon. Presentation deadline will be Feb. 25th.
Japanese stock market has lost its confidence
The Osaka prefectural police is investigating ‘Orben‘, a public company, for securities fraud. Orben acquired 16 companies in two years from 2004. Orben executives allegedly reported false income and revenue for their subsidiaries. Supposedly, owners of Orben had sold their stocks at very high prices. An industry expert says Orben is well known for Yakuza… Continue reading Japanese stock market has lost its confidence
RubyKaigi 2008 CFP deadline approaching
RubyKaigi 2008, which will be held June 20-22, at the Tsukuba International Congress Center in Tsukuba Japan, is now open for session proposals. If you want to share your technique, code or passion about Ruby, don’t miss the deadline! Deadline: Feb. 17th (Sunday) JST.