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April 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
First half of April news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Sekaimon Global Beta Expands To Sell European …
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Japan Original Microsoft Office Assistant "Saeko Sensei" Coming Back
Did you know that Microsoft Office Assistant Clippy is not so popular (or not so hated) in Japan? Japanese version had a Dolphin “Kairu”(came from anagram of “Iruka”, dolphin …
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Gundam Cafe To Be Opened In Akihabara
Japanese character merchandising company Bandai announced it would open Gundam Cafe[J] in Akihabara next weekend, in commemoration with the animation series’ 30th anniversary. The cafe is …
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DPJ To Submit The Bill Removing The Ban Of Internet Election Campaign
Japan’s ruling Democratic Party of Japan(DPJ) decided to submit the bill removing the ban of election campaign using the Internet, which is intend to be applied for the upper house election …
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Mixi Friend-Finder Now Uses Gmail Info via OAuth
Japan No.1 social networking service Mixi, which recently passed 20 million users, announced that their friends invitation page now has “search friends from your gmail” function, in …
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Japan's No. 1 Social Network Mixi Now Boasts 20 Million Members
Japan’s No. 1 social network Mixi [JP] just announced [JP] its member base surged past 20 million, meaning the site added 1.4 million users since the end of last year [JP] and 2.6 million …
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Google Abolishes Japan Local President. Koichiro Tsujino Resigns This Month
Nikkei reported [J, subscription required, not permitted] that Google Japan President Koichiro Tsujino resigns at the end of this month, April 2010. Also, Google is reported to erase out the local …
