Akky Akimoto
Articles by Akky Akimoto
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February 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1). Middle part of February news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 3) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Webstagram - …
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Cheating With Japanese Yahoo! Answers Happens At Kyoto Univ Entrance Exam
Today, 26th February in afternoon, one question around Japanese translation to English on Yahoo! Chiebukuro [J], one of Japan’s most popular Q and A service run by Yahoo! Japan, was mentioned on …
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Galaxy Tab Tissue On Tokyo Street
Giving away free tissue (so-called pocket tissue) is a promotion method widely run in Japan, and is not so common in other countries. Shibuya’s local Docomo reseller advertised Samsung’s …
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Japanese Virtual Diva Hatsune Miku Themed Tram Appears In Sapporo
Sapporo City Tram in Hokkaido introduced trains with full of Hatsune Miku, a popular virtual singing instrument application Vocaloid’s character. The train body is painted with Hatsune Miku, Ads …
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Mezamashi Kanojo - iPhone/Android Morning Alarm Motivates You By Girls Photo
Mezamashi Kanojo [J] (Morning Alarm Clock Girlfriend) by Biglobe is a smartphone(iPhone/iPad/Android) alarm clock application featuring Japanese girls. The app has a simple alarm clock functionality. …
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Rakuten Goes To UK And/Or Germany By The End Of This Year, CEO Said
According to Mainichi [J], Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani reportedly told that they will open their e-mall business either or both of UK and Germany this year. Rakuten is planning to move into 4 new …
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"I'm A Russian-Japanese." - Facebook Beset On Japanese Nickname Judgement
On February 8th, about two weeks ago, Facebook suspended quite a few numbers of Japanese active users who had names which do not sound like Japanese. They asked for the users their real name and copy …
