[Update] The video (12:20 min) is available on TV Tokyo website now (maybe for about a week). Last night, Facebook was taken up on the World Business Satellite, a financial/business news on TV Tokyo. The World Business Satellite [J] (WBS) is one of the most influential business-related TV programs on TV Tokyo, a Tokyo key… Continue reading Facebook Featured On TV Tokyo World Business Satellite
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December 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
The Asiajin’s December 2010 was a great month. We had 56 articles in one month, which was the record. Continued from (Part 2). Last part of December news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Digital Garage Assists HootSuite To Sell Paid Plan In… Continue reading December 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
LinkedIn Working On Japanese Localization
not “crazy” but “mental illness” tatoo TechCrunch Japan reported [J] on its Japan original post that LinkedIn is seeking a Japanese translation contractor. Japanese Translator (Contractor Assignment) Mt View, CA USA Mountain View, CA, United States Job Type: Contractor Primary responsibilities: Translate LinkedIn’s site to Japanese language version. Timing: This contract will begin on January… Continue reading LinkedIn Working On Japanese Localization
December 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1). Middle part of December news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 3) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Firefox/Chrome Extention To Change YouTube Like Nico Nico Douga ex-Mixi CTO Batara Eto’s Company Launches Feature Phone Photo Sharing Service Pikubo, release KDDI Invests… Continue reading December 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
World Sound Mix – Feel The World By Sound/Noise
The World Sound Mix By 43d is “a web based sound mixing engine that generates a location based Ambient sound from varied sounds from all over the world” (from their website). The sounds are colored by categories – green for nature, blue for city/town, yellow for voice/song and red for instrument. Sounds from different part… Continue reading World Sound Mix – Feel The World By Sound/Noise
Google Translate Adds “Listen” Japanese
According to the official blog, Google Translate has added a text-to-speech functionality for three new language, Arabic, Korean and Japanese. It is helpful for you to check how Japanese brands are pronounced, though you need to put proper Japanese Katakana or Hiragana there. For people who have no idea how to pronounce Mobage Town and… Continue reading Google Translate Adds “Listen” Japanese
December 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Early part of December news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) We introduced Disqus commenting system on Asiajin, and hoping to have more conversations with you now. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Twitter Eating Record Service Eatwit ex-Livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie’s Paid Newsletter Subscribers… Continue reading December 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Gree Opens English Corporate Site – How About Others?
Gree has launched its company site in English today. It is a recent trend for big three social networking services to show their interest in international market. All of Gree, Mobage-Town and Mixi want more third party game/app development companies, and when competition is tough in Japan, of course it is a good option to… Continue reading Gree Opens English Corporate Site – How About Others?
How To Play FarmVille Japanese Version “FarmVillage”
Zynga Japan released its flagship social game “FarmVille” in Japan under the name “ファームビレッジ(FarmVillage)” on December 1. Why is it Village not Ville? According to Zynga Japan general manager Shintaro Yamada’s tweet [J], “Because the pronunciation of FarmVille and Biru(Building in Japanese, from English) are the same in Japanese and will confuse people”. SoftBank financed… Continue reading How To Play FarmVille Japanese Version “FarmVillage”
9 Out Of 10 Japanese Mobile Users Disinclined For Using Real Name
According to the research [J] by Tokyo-based MMD Laboratory, 89.1% of mobile web users are reluctant to disclose their real name on the web. 88.2% does not like to upload their portrait, 90.8% for contact, 84.9% for company name, 69.8% for location information (by GPS). They also asked if the user uses real name on… Continue reading 9 Out Of 10 Japanese Mobile Users Disinclined For Using Real Name