Hong Kong-, Tokyo-, Silicon Valley- and London-based tech start-up MotherApp has kindly developed the iPhone/iPod Touch app which allows Asiajin readers to get the latest news more easily on their palms. The company specializes in developing apps for multiple mobile platforms only by simple and single development process, and won the first prize of the… Continue reading Asiajin iPhone/iPod Touch Reader App Debuts
The World Biggest QR Code By Audi Japan Employees
I found this on YouTube, Audi Japan and its sales subsidiary Audi Japan Sales‘s making movie of a huge QR code in gymnasium. According to Nikkan Jidousha Shimbun [J], this was made in July 2009. I could read the QR code on the movie with my Android phone with Barcode Scanner app. The code points… Continue reading The World Biggest QR Code By Audi Japan Employees
Japanese Government Has To Learn Internet And Domain System
As we reported last month, Japanese government announced their new website to collect people’s voice. However, it turned out that they had thought that they would be able to take “.com” domain AFTER their announcement. Of course they could not. All possible domains both in Roman alphabets and Japanese (international domain name) were quickly occupied.… Continue reading Japanese Government Has To Learn Internet And Domain System
450 Celebrities & Entertainers Have Blog Passwords Stolen From Ameba
Ameba Blog[J] a.k.a. Ameblo, which is well-known for marking the highest number of serving celebrities’ blogs among Japanese blog platforms, announced that some 450 passwords that allow participating celebrities to update their blogs have been stolen and leaked out. No suspect has been confirmed so far. On January 1st, an image of a Japanese-style envelope… Continue reading 450 Celebrities & Entertainers Have Blog Passwords Stolen From Ameba
Kayac Introduces New Service To Decorate Your Twitter Icon With Sushi
On the first day of this new year, Kanagawa-headquartered funny web app developer Kayac launched a new service which allows you to decorate your Twitter icon with sushi items. The service, which is named Twitter Sushi, works in conjunction with Twitter, you are allowed to choose a sushi from varieties such as a chunky omelet… Continue reading Kayac Introduces New Service To Decorate Your Twitter Icon With Sushi
Real PM Hatoyama Finally Speaks On Twitter
Following the confusion that his spoofing account has caused, the real prime minister Hatoyama finally appeared on Twitter[J] on the New Year’s Day of 2010. He posted a message as follows: A happy new year to all citizens. I hope you keep in touch with us this year as well. Today I just started Twitter… Continue reading Real PM Hatoyama Finally Speaks On Twitter
Japan’s Index Corp. To Launch (Apparently Gigantic) Virtual Mall In China
Tokyo-based (and JASDAQ-listed) Index Corp. has decided to shake hands with Chinese retail giant Hualian to launch and run a large virtual shopping mall. Somehow surprisingly, Index, a leading mobile contents provider, will develop the site for China’s fixed web and not the country’s rapidly growing mobile web. The main idea is to offer an… Continue reading Japan’s Index Corp. To Launch (Apparently Gigantic) Virtual Mall In China
Experience New Year’s First Pilgrimage On The Net
Why don’t you experience some part of the Japanese traditions as we do from the New Year’s Eve to the New Year’s Day? Most of Japanese people, excluding those who do not like to go out home in such a cold day, will usually go to a shrine and a temple nearby for praying for… Continue reading Experience New Year’s First Pilgrimage On The Net
Men’s Fingers-Fixed Glove To Avoid False Charge On Train Molestation
Toshio Shimoyama, a Japanese inventor living in Nagasaki, developed a new glove named “Otoko no Guu Tebukuro”(Men’s Clenched Glove), which has all five fingers totally plated [J]. For what? With this glove, you can not grope on girls or dipping your hands into girls’ cloths so you can assure that you are not the accused… Continue reading Men’s Fingers-Fixed Glove To Avoid False Charge On Train Molestation
Spoofing PM Tweets Cause Confusion, The Cabinet Office To Move Up The Day Of Real Account Launch
A cabinet advisor unveiled recently that Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama would start using Twitter in the beginning of next year to let the people know how the government is working on political issues. On the Christmas day in prior to his first “REAL” tweet, someone (an ex-theater writer a.k.a. a blogosphere fussbudget) has pretended… Continue reading Spoofing PM Tweets Cause Confusion, The Cabinet Office To Move Up The Day Of Real Account Launch