Relaxed Tweet-Like “Say Whatever You Wanna Say” Community “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” Tops 500 Thousand Users

CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has announced that the number of users of “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” (Listen Up! Mirucho), a new sensation community service for Ameba for Smartphone [J] which connects people through monologues, has topped over 500 thousand. “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” is a community where you lightheartedly tweet whatever you want “monologues” through a Mirucho mascot… Continue reading Relaxed Tweet-Like “Say Whatever You Wanna Say” Community “Kiite Yo! Mirucho” Tops 500 Thousand Users

“freeml Talk” Brings Messaging To Classic Mailing List Service “freeml”

GMO Media, Inc. [J] has released the smartphone messaging application “freeml talk” [J], which allows exchanges between members of their service “freeml” [J] on which you can create a mailing list.  Download is free. “freeml talk” is a free messaging application in connection with the long standing “freeml” which has a history of over 10… Continue reading “freeml Talk” Brings Messaging To Classic Mailing List Service “freeml”

Otaku Social Matching Service “Otakuma” Reincarnated As “Ultema”

C. S. T. Entertainment [J] has announced that they will be closing their specialized Otaku (nerd) social matching service Otakuma [J] as of May 26th. “Otakuma” is C.S.T. Entertainment’s first shot at developing a social matching service which began in 2009.  At first it bathed in the limelight as a matching service specialized for otaku… Continue reading Otaku Social Matching Service “Otakuma” Reincarnated As “Ultema”

As The First In Its Kind, Digital-Focused Event To Be Held This Weekend In Fukuoka

As the first in its kind (for me at least), there will be a big three-day event in Fukuoka this weekend, which is called Myojo Waraku or just “MJ” in short, where a bunch of celebrities, geeks and techpreneurs from music, online video filming and start-up communities in the city come together. For those who… Continue reading As The First In Its Kind, Digital-Focused Event To Be Held This Weekend In Fukuoka

Register For The Next Startup Weekend In Japan: November 18, Kyoto Research Park

Startup Weekend is in the process of establishing itself as a “brand” and regular event in Japan’s web and startup world, and following Tokyo in August, it’s now time hold a Startup Weekend in Kyoto. The so-called Startup Weekend X Kyoto Research Park event (Facebook page) will take place: November 18 (Friday), from 6.30pm – November… Continue reading Register For The Next Startup Weekend In Japan: November 18, Kyoto Research Park

August’s Startup Weekend Events To Take Place In Tokyo, Kyoto And Fukuoka

In the next month, it will be the hottest summer ever which is filled with a number of start-up events.   Jonny Li, a Tokyo-based British start-up curator and also known as a partner for the Startup Weekend organization, announced he would hold its 54-hour weekend events in Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukuoka.  The events are to… Continue reading August’s Startup Weekend Events To Take Place In Tokyo, Kyoto And Fukuoka

Meet Japanese Start-ups on Fri and Sat in Singapore

Picture courtesy: Flickr user edwin.11 (used under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license) Singapore is very hot on tech throughout this week, since Echelon 2011, one of the largest tech conference in South East Asia, will be taking place at the National University of Singapore, where the region’s best start-up companies and services will… Continue reading Meet Japanese Start-ups on Fri and Sat in Singapore

Who’s Free And Tonchidot To Hold Fundraising Party At SXSW To Help Relief Efforts

A cross-post to Asiajin and Startup Dating. SXSW is currently taking place in Austin, Texas.   Asiajin contributors Serkan Toto and Paul Papadimitriou are there for moderating panels on Japanese web services and social media.  A team of the moderators, the presenters and the panels are now joining forces to help the disaster relief efforts… Continue reading Who’s Free And Tonchidot To Hold Fundraising Party At SXSW To Help Relief Efforts

Steply: A HK-made Photo Sharing App Attracts iPhone Users, Especially In Asia

Last August, I was invited to attend Startup Saturday, a Hong Kong’s first ever remarkable tech start-up event, by Takeshi Hirano, the editor and writer for TechCrunch Japan, during his one-month visit to the city.   Then I could meet young aspiring entrepreneurs from more than a dozen of great tech start-up companies. One of those… Continue reading Steply: A HK-made Photo Sharing App Attracts iPhone Users, Especially In Asia

Android Bazaar & Conference: No Doubt The Community To Heat Up In 2011

Japan Android Group[J], a Google Groups-originated tech community of Android developers and users in Japan, held their semiyearly general assembly called Android Bazaar and Conference(ABC) 2011 Winter[J] on Sunday at the University of Tokyo. Starting with a keynote speech by Dr. Fujio Maruyama(@maruyama097), the chairman of the group and visiting professor at Waseda University, a… Continue reading Android Bazaar & Conference: No Doubt The Community To Heat Up In 2011