Akky Akimoto
Articles by Akky Akimoto
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2ch.net ownership moved to Singapore company
Hiroyuki Nishibuya, founder of Japan’s biggest anonymous BBS 2ch.net (Ni-Channel), revealed that he had transferred the ownership of 2ch.net to oversea on his blog. The FAQ on 2ch.net was …
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Mixi Nengajou sends Real New Year Cards to your Social Network Friends
Mixi launched Mixi Nengajou (Nengajou = new year greeting card), on which user can send a real(=paper) greeting card to your MaiMiku(My Mixi = online friend) WITHOUT knowing their real address. You …
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Teenager Prefer Cellphone Keypad to PC Keyboard
For many Japanese adolescents, cellphone is inseparable partner of their lives, you might have heard. Different from PC, kids can have their own (not-shared with your family/siblings, not filtered by …
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When Japanese say Yes, it means No
Well, I am joking. “Yes” means “Yes” here, too, most of the time. However, if you dive deeper into the Japanese web, you may get totally lost in the conversations because of …
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Jogging in Tokyo virtually
Tokyo-Jogging is an open source project lead by Ryo Katsuma, which makes your Macintosh (can be PC, too) and Wii controller Wiimote be a virtual roomrunner. Your Wii controller will be pedometer, …
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Asiajin's 1st Anniversary
Our official launch date, when Arai and I announced Asiajin’s existence to the world, was December 12th, 2007. Yes, we have reached our first anniversary! Since the launch, we have welcomed many …
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Breaking News: Gree goes IPO
Gree Inc. Japanese Social Network Service (SNS) company which has been chasing Mixi in PC web, and Mobage-Town/DeNA in mobile web, seems to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (Tosho …
