Naoto Kan, Japan’s 94th prime minster who took the position this June, enters into the web by his new blog yesterday, November 18th. The blog, named “Kan-full Blog” [J] after his sirname “Kan” and an English word “full”, which shows his full efforts on communication, also has a pun meaning “camphor” to inject for “revitalizing… Continue reading Japan’s Prime Ministar Begins Blog
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November 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Early part of November news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) There were some big English blogs covered recent Hatsune Miku live and some people might see the virtual Vocaloid singer news first time. You may also want to check our past covers; 2010-06, when she beat out… Continue reading November 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Japanese Social Network Update With Quarterly Reports
The ranking by registered users keeps the same. Or, maybe DeNA is passing Mixi by population as Mixi’s number has October adding included. Gree: 22.46 million (at 2010-09-30, by 1Q report [pdf, J]) Mixi: 21.90 million (at 2010-10-31, mentioned on Socialphone release [J]) DeNA(Mobage Town): 21.67 million (at 2010-09-30, by 2Q report [pdf, J]) See… Continue reading Japanese Social Network Update With Quarterly Reports
October 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
Continued from (Part 2). Last part of October news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Tsukiji Fish/Veg Auction Over Ustream Held via ITMedia Gree-DeNA Contention on Nikkei Business CyberAgent To Shut Down PoupeeBoutieuq – Facebook Version Of PoupeeGirl via Markezine Teclosion aims to… Continue reading October 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
How DeNA Beats Facebook and Zynga
Do you think Zynga is the hot player in town? Think again. At yesterday’s DeNA press conference, Founder and CEO Tomoko Nanba gave some great insight behind the seemingly unstoppable success of her company. An incredible ARPU With 20m users in Japan, Mobage Town, the social gaming network could be considered a small player compared… Continue reading How DeNA Beats Facebook and Zynga
Hostess Club Social Game Is Popular Among Japanese Women
Japanese company KLab Inc. [J] ‘s social game “Koi-Shite-Kyaba-jyo(恋してキャバ嬢)” makes 5M users. Press release [J] Koi-Shite-Kyaba-jyo is a Japanese hostess club(Kyabakura) simulation game popular with women. Now, you can play this on GREE(mobile), mixi(mobile), MobageTown(mobile) and Yahoo!Mobage(PC) [J]. *My cell phone is iPhone4, so I can’t play Japanese mobile social games. These are screenshot of… Continue reading Hostess Club Social Game Is Popular Among Japanese Women
Reroom.jp – Category Photo Sharing Service For Your Interior Designs
Last month we introduced a new Japan-based bilingual web service for sharing contents of your bag InMyBag. This month we let you know the similar concept web service Reroom.jp, which lets you share the part of your private life, your room. This service does not have an English menu, but browsing should not be so… Continue reading Reroom.jp – Category Photo Sharing Service For Your Interior Designs
October 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Early part of October news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. ANA Hotel Promotion Flash Makes Your Dream From Your Tweets Kaupon Gets 200 Million Yen Invest From Globis Capital Partners KDDI au’s New Android IS03 Features Lots Of… Continue reading October 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
Facebook Sudden Surge In Japan By Notable Web Users
Japan is known as one of the most difficult countries for Facebook. However, there has been sudden Facebook buzz happening in Japanese websphere now for about a week. Tokyo-based social media consultant company Looops Communications counted that there were over 11.7% Japanese Facebook users increase observed in 11 days last week. According to them, the… Continue reading Facebook Sudden Surge In Japan By Notable Web Users
September 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
Continued from (Part 2). Last part of September news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. KDDI au’s First Android Sale Suspended By A Bug On Mail Application Osaka District Public Prosecutors Investigative Team Alleged To Manipulate Timestamp Of A File On Floppy Disk,… Continue reading September 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 3)