Location Service Colopl To Get IPO On TSE Mothers In December

Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers section today announced [J] that Colopl, an Tokyo-based IT company who runs the same name Internet location service Colopl, is approved to be listed planned on December 13th, 2012. The Japanese location service, though its number of user 2.5 million was passed by US Foursquare by number of users recent years,… Continue reading Location Service Colopl To Get IPO On TSE Mothers In December

Nose Tissue Hello Kitty Stamps Free For Download On LINE Smartphone App.

SS Pharmaceudicals Inc. [J] has begun to offer “nose tissue” Hello Kitty stamps as promotion for the allergy nasal inflammation medicine “Alejion 10,” via the free phone call and mail smartphone application “LINE” [J] offered by NHN Japan Inc.. [J] Hello Kitty is being used as the mascot character for “Alejion 10,” and this time… Continue reading Nose Tissue Hello Kitty Stamps Free For Download On LINE Smartphone App.

Yahoo! Japan Makes Comprehensive Business Ties With Gree

Yahoo! Japan and Gree just (after the market close) announced [J] that they have made a deal of “comprehensive business ties”. They are to discuss on co-development of social games, as well as establishment of company to promote it. They are also talking to set up an joint-investment company for digital video contents, and an… Continue reading Yahoo! Japan Makes Comprehensive Business Ties With Gree

Hello Kitty Guides Travelers In New App By Japan Tourist Agency

The Japan Tourism Agency [J] and NEC BIGLOBE Inc. [J] have released the iOS application “Visit Japan with HELLO KITTY,” an iOS application where Sanrio’s Hello Kitty acts as a tour guide for foreign tourists in Japan. “Visit Japan with HELLO KITTY” is the Japan Tourism Agency’s app for lovers of Japan from other countries… Continue reading Hello Kitty Guides Travelers In New App By Japan Tourist Agency

mixi Opens “Petite Jete” Monthly Clothing Delivery Service

Mixi Inc. [J] has opened the fashion EC site Petite jete [J] targeted towards working women in their 20s. “Petite jete” is the second stage of a new business continuing from the Android app distribution service DeployGate, [J] and from August 21st a teaser site has been opened. [J]  It’s a service which delivers clothing… Continue reading mixi Opens “Petite Jete” Monthly Clothing Delivery Service

Face Recognition App Transforms You Into Toyama Curry Mascot

klotho.net [J] has released the iOS version of “＼侵略！／ (\Shinryaku/ [Raid]) Curry Chan Camera,” an AR (augmented reality) application for smartphone that allows you to transform into the Toyama Curry Fest [J] mascot character “Toyama Curry Chan” using face recognition.  Download is free. “Toyama Curry Chan” is the mascot character who offers curry in Toyama… Continue reading Face Recognition App Transforms You Into Toyama Curry Mascot

Experimental Test Of AR Navigation System At Omiya Station

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. [J] has begun a navigation system that offers various information such as facilities, route guides, or events, to visitors at public spaces such as train stations or museums, using printed material such as pamphlets.  Using this system, they underwent experimental testing at the JR Omiya station premises from October 1st… Continue reading Experimental Test Of AR Navigation System At Omiya Station

Naver Line Is Down

Naver LINE is down after the midnight, October 31st. The official’s Twitter account says, 【障害報告】現在、LINEのアプリ・PC版等全デバイスにおいて全機能が利用できない不具合が発生しております。復旧にむけて原因調査対応中です。ご不便をおかけし申し訳ありません。復旧次第、ご報告致します。 #LINE — LINE (@LINEjp_official) October 30, 2012 “All functions of both Apps and PC versions LINE are not working now. We are investigating now and will let you know as soon as we recover.” at 01:17 a.m. Twitter’s top trends… Continue reading Naver Line Is Down

A-Team Releases Visual Novel “Murder Room”

A-Team, Inc. [J] has released “Ryouki Dasshutsu Game Murder Room” [J] (seeking the bizarre escape game murder room).  Both the iOS and Android versions are free for download. “Ryouki Dasshutsu Game Murder Room” is a horror visual novel made by the team that develops the “Dasshutsu Shoujo Lie Series” (escape young lady Lie series).  The… Continue reading A-Team Releases Visual Novel “Murder Room”