China’s national copyright administration[C] announced the government would ban the market entry of online game services which are operated by non-Chinese service providers. According to the country’s state-run news website Xinhua-Net, the deputy commissioner for the sci-tech department of the administration says, regardless of whether it’s an independent entity or a joint venture with a… Continue reading Chinese Government To Shut Out Foreign Online Games
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Two Different Approaches To Digitize Printed Magazines
It is very interesting that there are two different ways leading to the almost same results. I wonder which approach makes it successful in their business. What do you think? Tokyo-based e-commerce related service provider Enigmo launched a new service last Wednesday, which is named Corseka[J] and allows users to browse and read their favorite… Continue reading Two Different Approaches To Digitize Printed Magazines
Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
For three years David Eun, Google‘s VP of strategic partnerships, has been working on persuade Japanese media giants to join the team. The key stations of Japan’s two nationwide private TV networks, TV Asahi and TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) made agreements with Google on Tuesday, and the both broadcasters started distributing their news video clips… Continue reading Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
Remodel Your Body With Tweet-able Dumbbell, And Continue Your Exercise Routine
Billy’s Bootcamp, Core Rhythms and Figurerobics by Korean aerobics guru Jung Da Yeon(정다연) – Japanese midnight infomercial programs tempted TV shoppers to buy a variety of items to remodel their body shapes. These items will be used in several days after the purchase, but usually they will be stored in a shed and will be… Continue reading Remodel Your Body With Tweet-able Dumbbell, And Continue Your Exercise Routine
Two AR iPhone Apps Come To Our Hands This Week
Tokyo-based tech start-up led by Takahito Iguchi(@iguchi), a self-styled Willy Wonka who made an unique presentation at last year’s edition of TechCrunch 50, Tonchidot finally released an augmented reality (AR) iPhone app Sekai Camera on Thursday, it’s now available at AppStore for free of charge. In time with the release of the app, Mr. Iguchi… Continue reading Two AR iPhone Apps Come To Our Hands This Week
Japanese Comics Target The World’s Second Most Populated Market
An NTT group company in mobile content development, NTT Solmare, and Kyoto-based mobile content developer Zero-Sum started distributing Japanese comic titles for cellphone users in India last Friday. The service is provided to the users of the country’s 6th ranked mobile carrier Tata Teleservices, and is also expected to start for the country’s 3rd ranked… Continue reading Japanese Comics Target The World’s Second Most Populated Market
New Dating Game Robs Boys Of Loves In Girlfriends
Love Plus[J] is a virtual dating simulation game, which was developed by Konami for Nintendo DS and went on sale at the beginning of this month. This game title attracts an enormous number of game geeks, especially among the “herbivorous“-typed boys, living around the country, and more than 47,000 packages were sold just in three… Continue reading New Dating Game Robs Boys Of Loves In Girlfriends
IPO Consulting Firm Launches Trilingual Database Of Japanese Tech Start-ups
On Thursday, Tokyo-based consulting firm for tech start-up ventures, Project Ocean LLP[J] launched a trilingual database of Japanese tech start-up companies, which is called Startups Japan. Project Ocean LLP was founded by Mr. Tomoya Hayakawa[J] in 2006, and Mr. Hayakawa previously worked with Japanese major investment bank Daiwa Securities SMBC on IPO underwriting services for… Continue reading IPO Consulting Firm Launches Trilingual Database Of Japanese Tech Start-ups
Sharp’s Pocket-sized netPC: Ten Hour Lifetime Gives You No Fear About Dead Battery
On Thursday, Sharp introduced a brand new pocket-sized netPC terminal named “NetWalker[J]“, which is expected to go on sale in late September for USD460 each (estimated street price). It has ten hour battery lifetime, Freescale Semiconductor‘s multimedia application processor as a CPU, a 512MB memory and a 4GB flash memory. The terminal’s 409 gram (14.4oz)… Continue reading Sharp’s Pocket-sized netPC: Ten Hour Lifetime Gives You No Fear About Dead Battery
Unidentified “Floating” Objects Are Introduced In Osaka This Summer
In commemorating the series of water-oriented events which are now underway in Osaka, NTT Facilities, a property management company of NTT Group, developed two solar-powered and UFO-shaped water purifiers, which are to be installed in Dotonbori[Wikipedia]-canal running through the center of the city, and in a moat around the Osaka Castle. That machine is a… Continue reading Unidentified “Floating” Objects Are Introduced In Osaka This Summer