Masaru IKEDA
Articles by Masaru IKEDA
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Your TV To Show Commercial Messages In Response To Your Local Weather
In association with the meteorology company eTen[J], the Tokyo-based broadband TV portal operator Actvila[J] plans to launch weather-linked TV ad showing to the operator’s service subscribers …
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CNET Japan Holds Its Annual Tech Innovation Awards Contest
On Friday, CNET Networks Japan[J] held this year’s award ceremony of its annual innovation contest called TechVenture 2009[J] in Omotesando, in association with Tokyo-based seven tech-oriented …
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No Weather Update In Japan On Monday
Due to the technical fault that occurred Monday at the weather data distribution center of Japan’s meteorological agency, most of weather updates have been suspended nationwide throughout the …
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Will Mobile Medical Services Save Japan From The Global Economic Downturn?
Economists point out that expanding domestic demand and encouraging consumption are the highest priorities in getting us out of this economic downturn. IT Strategic Headquarters, the arm of …
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NTT DoCoMo Halted Brand-New BlackBerry Sales, While Sankei Keeps Distributing Its 1st Newspaper App For The Phone
Japan’s largest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo started selling the brand-new smartphone BlackBerry Bold (BBB) from Research In Motion(RIM) recently, but the operator halted[J] sales after only a …
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Run Virtually In Tokyo If You Lost The Draw To Attend The Real Marathon
This year’s Tokyo Marathon is scheduled to be held on March 22nd and marks its 3rd anniversary. The expected number of participating runners continues to increase every year. More than 250,000 …
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Yahoo Japan Diggs Deeper Underground, While Google Covers More Narrow Streets Nationwide
Yahoo Japan[J] is planning to release its new underground mapping service on Thursday, which shows the details of underground shopping malls in 49 locations nationwide. Yahoo Japan’s map …
