Giving away free tissue (so-called pocket tissue) is a promotion method widely run in Japan, and is not so common in other countries. Shibuya’s local Docomo reseller advertised Samsung’s Galaxy Tab by handing a package of tissue to people walking on street.
Category: Japan
Japanese Virtual Diva Hatsune Miku Themed Tram Appears In Sapporo
Sapporo City Tram in Hokkaido introduced trains with full of Hatsune Miku, a popular virtual singing instrument application Vocaloid’s character. The train body is painted with Hatsune Miku, Ads by Hatsune Miku’s vendor Crypton Future Media [J] and others, and recorded announcements are spoken by a voice actress whose voice was sampled when Hatsune Miku… Continue reading Japanese Virtual Diva Hatsune Miku Themed Tram Appears In Sapporo
Mezamashi Kanojo – iPhone/Android Morning Alarm Motivates You By Girls Photo
Mezamashi Kanojo [J] (Morning Alarm Clock Girlfriend) by Biglobe is a smartphone(iPhone/iPad/Android) alarm clock application featuring Japanese girls. The app has a simple alarm clock functionality. When it rings, a random photo of a girl hiding her face is shown. Until you tap, the girl’s photo will be shrinking. If you wake up fast, you… Continue reading Mezamashi Kanojo – iPhone/Android Morning Alarm Motivates You By Girls Photo
Rakuten Goes To UK And/Or Germany By The End Of This Year, CEO Said
According to Mainichi [J], Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani reportedly told that they will open their e-mall business either or both of UK and Germany this year. Rakuten is planning to move into 4 new countries by the end of 2011, UK and Germany are big markets that they are interested in Europe. Indonesia will come… Continue reading Rakuten Goes To UK And/Or Germany By The End Of This Year, CEO Said
Follow Up: myGengo Announces First Round of API Lab Winners
Following up our previous coverage of human translation company myGengo’s API Lab, the company has announced its first round of winners for plug-ins created using the myGengo API. So far 6 developers have won cash prizes for their 18 plug-ins that will allow thousands of users to order human translation services from within mobile, browser,… Continue reading Follow Up: myGengo Announces First Round of API Lab Winners
Japan’s Book Publishers Decide To Go With EPUB Standard
Japan’s book market is said to be worth around $24 billion (it’s the world’s biggest and about 4x the size of the local video game industry), which means it’s not a big surprise that e-publishing is currently one of the “hot” trends in the country’s tech sector. And yesterday, Japan’s biggest business daily The Nikkei… Continue reading Japan’s Book Publishers Decide To Go With EPUB Standard
“I’m A Russian-Japanese.” – Facebook Beset On Japanese Nickname Judgement
On February 8th, about two weeks ago, Facebook suspended quite a few numbers of Japanese active users who had names which do not sound like Japanese. They asked for the users their real name and copy of ID like passport. It shocked Japanese early adopters who were tasting Facebook backed by media boom, as many… Continue reading “I’m A Russian-Japanese.” – Facebook Beset On Japanese Nickname Judgement
Cerevo Fundraises USD3M From Three Japanese Venture Funds
Tokyo-based Internet-enabled consumer electronics developer Cerevo[J], who is known for having introduced a series of Ustream encoder products for streamcasters, fundraised approximately USD3M (=JPY250M) by allocating new shares to Enova[J], Inspire Corporation and Neostella Capital. Enova is a venture fund founded by several semiconductor manufacturers/retailers, Inspire is a VC-firm owned by Mr. Makoto Naruke… Continue reading Cerevo Fundraises USD3M From Three Japanese Venture Funds
Radiohead’s Japanese Tweet Gathers Crowd At Shibuya Crossing
At 17th night, British band Radiohead’s official Twitter account tweeted “in Japanese” just with, 渋谷 ハチ公広場 金曜日 １８時５９分 “Shibuya Hachiko-square, Friday 18:59” # The tweet seems removed now. It was quickly and widely retweeted among Japanese rock fans, made them expect the band may be secretly visiting Japan, and may do live performance at Shibuya… Continue reading Radiohead’s Japanese Tweet Gathers Crowd At Shibuya Crossing
NHN Plans To Flood Japan With Smartphone Games
NHN Japan, the local arm of South Korean web giant NHN and operator of online gaming portal Hangame, is planning to seriously step up game development for smartphones, especially on Android. Japan’s biggest business daily, The Nikkei, is reporting that NHN in Korea has set up a 100-people team that’s supposed to create the titles,… Continue reading NHN Plans To Flood Japan With Smartphone Games