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Gree Now Allows iPhone/Softbank Users To Register

Japan’s largest social networking service Gree today announced [J] that their recently released iPhone version now added a “registration” feature today on September 30th. On Gree iPhone version website, which started as Beta in August, now you can become a member of Gree network. Unfortunately, it does not mean that iPhone users in other countries… Continue reading Gree Now Allows iPhone/Softbank Users To Register

Earthquake Warning For Japanese Cellphone Works Well

In Eastern Japan, around 5 p.m. on 29th (Japan Standard Time), massive number of people in office and home got different than usual sound on their cellphones. It was one of the latest function on Japanese feature phone, Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system. The earthquake itself, which happened in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, recorded 5.8-magnitude,… Continue reading Earthquake Warning For Japanese Cellphone Works Well

be amie: Social Network Starts Off With 5,500 Actresses And Models

What can you do when you establish a new social network in Japan but want to distinguish yourself from Mixi, the current No. 1 (21 million members)? Answer: You start off by pre-populating it with a total of 5,500 actresses and models. That’s what Isao and Oscar Promotion (one of Japan’s biggest artist agencies), the… Continue reading be amie: Social Network Starts Off With 5,500 Actresses And Models

Yahoo! Mobage In Abeyance By User Account Trouble

Yahoo! Mobage [J], a pretty huge joint business by two giants, Japan’s largest website Yahoo! Japan and one of Japanese biggest social networking service Mobage Town by DeNA, which had launched on 21st September as a beta, was surceased because there were troubles that some users saw another users’ account when logged in. The Yahoo!… Continue reading Yahoo! Mobage In Abeyance By User Account Trouble

Part Time Jobs Site Baitoru.com Introduces Video Resume

Baitoru.com is a Japanese jobs site which is specialized for part time jobs listing. Recently they added a new feature on which job-seekers can send a video pitch to companies. You can send your self-taking job interview movie from your cellphone or PC, if the employer’s job post has any of these requests: decide hiring… Continue reading Part Time Jobs Site Baitoru.com Introduces Video Resume

Toshiba Releases New Freezer Which Name Is Vegeta

Toshiba announced that on October 16th they would sell a new series of freezer, which is named Vegeta. The Vegeta can freeze fresh vegetables as are. Usually, vegetables are not well frozen because refrigeration causes cellular destruction. This Vegeta’s enhanced precision temperature control chills vegetable with longer time. By chilling raw vegetables, you can save… Continue reading Toshiba Releases New Freezer Which Name Is Vegeta

Piping Manufacturer Invents New Idea To Control Typhoons With Subs

The Mainichi Shimbun, one of Japan’s major newspapers, reports[J] a manufacturing company called Ise Kogyo[J] in the Central Japan has invented a new idea that enables to let a typhoon downshift its strength with a bunch of submarines. Twenty submarines having special equipments for pumping out cold water from the deep sea to the sea… Continue reading Piping Manufacturer Invents New Idea To Control Typhoons With Subs

A Japanese Implies He Began Today’s Twitter XSS Atack Storm

[Update] Title changed As TechCrunch reported, the security attack letting twitter.com login users to post any tweets has been spread within hours all over the twittersphere. Because the attack utilizes the Twitter’s cross site scripting bug and Javascript onmouseover, it was easy to force people using Twitter web clients (both PC and mobile) to re-post… Continue reading A Japanese Implies He Began Today’s Twitter XSS Atack Storm

Founder Of Japanese Startup Tadacopy Goes Off To The World For His Samurai Backpacker Project

The following interview was held by Tokyo-based Natsuki Yamada who works as an editor and writer for printed and online magazines (for example, Natsuki writes for 10. Magazine). The photos were taken by Tokyo-based photographer and accessory artist Ikumi Mochida (who also does photo work for 10.Magazine). Should young Japanese businessmen open up more to… Continue reading Founder Of Japanese Startup Tadacopy Goes Off To The World For His Samurai Backpacker Project