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On-demand Free Paper Using Convenience Store Web-Print Service
A Japanese blogger @error403 ran an interesting experiment on digital but still paper publishing over NetPrint. NetPrint is a service by which you can print out your computer documents at your …
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Spain Joins Vocaloid Fever
Probably you know about Vocaloid, one of the most advanced voice synthesizers apps. Hatsune Miku, a huge successful Japanese virtual idol, was created using this software. What you may not know is the …
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Trend Micro's Charisma "Cloud Girl" Security Promotion
It is one of the weirdest promotions on security solution I have ever seen. Trend Micro Japan, who sells Virus Buster anti-virus software, started a dedicated site Cloud Girl, where …
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Konami Links Social Game And Arcade Machine
This is something I was expecting to read. Konami has launched an arcade machine linked with one of its social games [JP]. The arcade game it’s called Baseball Heroes 2011 Shine Star [JP], and …
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Moymoypalaboy Everybody Copied By MMD. So WTF Is MMD?
Moymoypalaboy’s Everybody (Backstreet Boys) is a popular user generated movie played about 3 million times on YouTube. Then what is this movie rapidly adding its played count? …
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Major Publishers, Novelists And Cartoonists Pressures Over 100 Book-Scan Agents
According to ITMedia [J], Internet Watch [J] and others, 7 major Japanese publishers (Kadokawa Shoten, Kodansha, Kobunsha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, Shinchosha and Bungei Syunjyu) and 122 known authors …
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Amazon Japan And Yodobashi Camera Heat Up On The Release Day Delivery
We just reported that electronic chain-store Yodobashi Camera began the same day delivery around Tokyo on weekend. I saw it as the race for better service level against its competitors, including …
