The existence of a smaller version of the iPad hasn’t even been confirmed by Apple yet, but here is something fresh from the rumor mill in Japan: according to a report published in The Nikkei today, KDDI is currently “finalizing a deal” under which the company will start offering the “iPad Mini” from November. So… Continue reading The Nikkei: KDDI To Start Offering The iPad Mini From November
Experimental Location Based Event On 9/21 With BIOHAZARD CAFE & GRILL S.T.A.R.S.
On Friday, September 21st, in collaboration with BIOHAZARD CAFE & GRILLS.T.A.R.S., [J] Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. [J] Open Innovation Lab (Inolab) [J] are hosting the experimental event King and Coba-U’s Gozouroppaazu Recapture Epic Battle, [J] where smartphones will be used to search the town of Shibuya. This will be a townwide hunting style real game… Continue reading Experimental Location Based Event On 9/21 With BIOHAZARD CAFE & GRILL S.T.A.R.S.
mixi, KONAMI Release Smartphone Virtual World “mixi Park”
mixi, Inc. [J] and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. [J] have jointly released mixi Park, [J] a 3D virtual space for smartphones which operates together with the SNS mixi. [J] It has been opened as a native application for iOS and Android, and both are free to download. “mixi Park” is a service which allows you… Continue reading mixi, KONAMI Release Smartphone Virtual World “mixi Park”
Japan`s First Social Media Focused Competition Kicks Off
KOBE, September 16, 2012. After successfully holding the 2011 Marketing Competition Japan (MCJ), in which 24 teams from 12 different universities participated, the MCJ committee officially launched MCJ 2012. The organizers of the event expect more than 150 teams from 30 different universities (mostly from Global COE institutions) to compete in MCJ 2012.The competition will… Continue reading Japan`s First Social Media Focused Competition Kicks Off
Location Game “Colony Life” Links Up With 3 Railways
Colopl, Inc. [J] has initiated a tie-up with the three companies Watarase Keikoku Railway, Keihan Denki Railway, and Tosa Kuroshio Railway, through their location based game “Colony Life.” This brings the total number of transportation companies connected with Colopula up to 28. With this link-up, they will be offering “Norimono Coloka” (Vehicle Coloka) which let… Continue reading Location Game “Colony Life” Links Up With 3 Railways
CyberAgent Conducts Survey Of Its Home Page App “Candy”
CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has submitted a questionnaire related to “smartphone usage” towards users of “Candy,” [J] their home page application for smartphone, and they have announced the results of this. “Candy” is a smartphone application which allows users to create their own original home page and customize their profile, photos, and blog design. From its… Continue reading CyberAgent Conducts Survey Of Its Home Page App “Candy”
CyberAgent Releases Beta Version Business SNS “intely”
CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has opened a beta version of Japan’s first business SNS “intely.” [J] At the moment it is supported on smartphone browsers and PC (simplified version). “intely” is an SNS specialized for business users, and to log in it’s necessary to have an account with either mixi, Ameba, Twitter, or Facebook. Users set… Continue reading CyberAgent Releases Beta Version Business SNS “intely”
For $12.8 Million: Yahoo Japan Acquires Decopic Creator Community Factory
Acquisitions are relatively rare in Japan’s tech startup scene, but today Yahoo Japan caused a splash when the country’s biggest web company announced it acquired Tokyo-based Community Factory (which launched in 2006). TechCrunch Japan is reporting that the price stands at around 1 billion yen, which currently translates to US$12.8 million. Community Factory runs a… Continue reading For $12.8 Million: Yahoo Japan Acquires Decopic Creator Community Factory
mixi To Open Electronic Commerce Fashion Site
mixi, Inc. [J] will open the lady’s fashion EC site “Petite jeté” [J] as a new business from the middle of September. Both companies have announced the creation of the new business by the publication of August’s balance sheet. This “Petite jeté” seems to be an independent business apart from the SNS mixi. Currently both… Continue reading mixi To Open Electronic Commerce Fashion Site
How to count combination, taught in Anime
Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo waterfront releases an educational video “How to count combinations”. The story at the beginning seems relaxed, however, as @iwiwi introduced as “crazy”, it goes too much and may frighten kids if you do not use better math. The video comes with English subtexts. Enjoy.