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Keitai Shousetsu export: China to get 100 Japanese cell phone novels
A big web trend from Japan that gained traction in China is now poised to become even bigger: Keitai Shousetsu (cell phone novels). These novels, which are not only being read on cell phones but also …
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Twitter & Politics: Can Tweets Change Our Society?
On Tuesday in Roppongi, Tokyo, Glocom (Global Communication Center, International Univ. of Japan) held a workshop focusing on how we can take advantage of Twitter for improving our politics. Invited …
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Do Animated Tourist Guides Boost Local Economy?
Tokyo-based animation studio FanWorks[J], which is well known for a famous title “Yawaraka Sensha " or “Soft Wartank”, tied up with animators and TV broadcasters in Toyama (a …
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Ezo Red Fox May Also Celebrate Firefox's Upcoming Release
Mozilla Foundation is now working on the final phase for FireFox 3.5 official release which has a development codename of Shiretoko. The codename was named after a popular forest area and a national …
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Mainichi Starts Tweeting Following Asahi
Mainichi Newspaper, which is considered to have Japan’s longest newspaper history, and its English edition, Mainichi Daily News (MDN) set up accounts for Twitter, and started tweeting news …
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Explore Japan With Your Favorite Driving Video-streamers
Currently, there’s a boom that many geeks install wireless-enabled video cameras on their cars, and that they publish captured on-board video movies on video sharing sites such as Nico Nico …
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New Law Approved To Permit Nonbank Remittance And To Accelerate E-Commerce Deals
New legislation (its proposal draft[J]), which allows nonbanks to deal with payments and money transfers, was approved by the Lower House of Japan today. It will accelerate competition in reducing …
