[Update 2011-08-01] Some emoji-s may cause troubles by bugs. NAOI reported [J] folder with emoji-s categorized in specific section could disappear. Japanese blogger NAOI pointed out how Lion, the new version of Mac OS X, added more support of color emoji on its system level. Gmail has been known its emoji support, but that support… Continue reading Will You Use Color Emoji Folders And Files On Mac OS X Lion?
Category: Japan
Nyotaigoyomi: Page-a-day Calendar Girls App
Nyotai-Goyomi (=girl’s body calendar. The word nyotai is the same one in notorious nyotai mori) is a set of girls’ photos who has date drawn somewhere on her skin. The date drawn on girls seem to be in various formats including Japanese digits. If you don’t understand Japanese date notations, these apps may be not… Continue reading Nyotaigoyomi: Page-a-day Calendar Girls App
Opt Offers Social Recommendation Application Market “myappee” Also In Coordination With T-points
Opt has begun to implement the social recommendation application market “myappee,” which knows which Android apps are popular based on “Like this” and user tweets. New applications are also open for registration [J]. Myappee is a service which introduces popular applications for Android. It combines “ranking.” “recommended,” and “points” to introduce the truly most popular… Continue reading Opt Offers Social Recommendation Application Market “myappee” Also In Coordination With T-points
Blackboard Wars
Japanese high school students made stop-motion animations with blackboard, chalks and all school things for school festival. The first one uses over 2,500 photos, the second one over 3,000. According to the poster’s comment, free tools like PictBear [J] and NicoVisualEffects [J] are used. via @ryohgo_narita
[Live] 4chan’s moot Talk With 2-channel Founder Hiroyuki
On Nico Nico Live tonight, 20:00 July 27 (Japan Standard Time), Christopher Poole aka moot and Hiroyuki Nishimura’s talk session is being broadcast now. (if you prefer Japanese page, here is Nico Nico Live Japanese version) Moot x Hiroyuki Social Media Talk Session Join in on the entertaining talk show featuring 4 chan founder Moot… Continue reading [Live] 4chan’s moot Talk With 2-channel Founder Hiroyuki
BREAKING: DeNA Officially Launches Mobage to All English Speaking Countries and China
In a truly global rollout, DeNA has just announced that Mobage social games platform for Android has just been released in English-speaking countries around the world as well as China. Mobage is immediately available for download on Android in these markets, with more than 100 game titles currently in development for English-speaking markets. DeNA aims to deliver… Continue reading BREAKING: DeNA Officially Launches Mobage to All English Speaking Countries and China
Microsoft Dives Into Japan’s Booming Smartphone Market With World’s First Mango Smartphone And Other Key Partnerships
In a joint press conference held this morning, Microsoft, Fujitsu-Toshiba and KDDI unveiled [J] the Fujitsu-Toshiba IS12T smartphone, the world’s very first Windows Phone Mango handset hitting Japan this September only on the KDDI AU mobile network. The phone features a 3.7″ LED display, 1 Ghz Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU, 32GB internal memory, 13.2 Megapixel Camera and is both… Continue reading Microsoft Dives Into Japan’s Booming Smartphone Market With World’s First Mango Smartphone And Other Key Partnerships
Cyber Agent Releases New Social Game “World Chef” For Facebook
Cyber Agent has released the new social game “World Chef” for Facebook. You can play using an already existing avatar from the 2D virtual space “Ameba Pico,” which is offered by the same company. “World Chef” is a restaurant simulation social game which allows you to play using the same avatar data from Ameba Pico.… Continue reading Cyber Agent Releases New Social Game “World Chef” For Facebook
DeNA Recruits Legendary Japanese Game Designers Into “Super Creators” Initiative
In a press conference yesterday, DeNA announced [J] the formation of the “Super Creators” initiative, an all-star team of five veteran game designers from the traditional Japanese games industry who will create social smartphone games for Mobage. All games will be published by AQ Interactive. The veteran game designers include: Keiji Inafune: Legendary game designer formerly employed… Continue reading DeNA Recruits Legendary Japanese Game Designers Into “Super Creators” Initiative
Colish Gives Roommate-Matching A Different Spin
You may have heard of the launch of a roommate matching service Colish yesterday. It’s a project born out of Startup Weekend Tokyo in May, that provides a meeting point for like-minded people to share a house with. I talked with Kentaro Ohara, who is one of the team members, and asked some questions about… Continue reading Colish Gives Roommate-Matching A Different Spin