(@cosme’s tag line on the logo is “site of everyone’s word of mouth”) Istyle [J], who runs Japan’s top cosmetic products review site @Cosme, announced [J] on February 3, 2012, that they will be listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (Tosho Mothers) planned on March 8, 2012. The company was established in 1999, and its… Continue reading Istyle(@cosme) Goes IPO On TSE Mothers
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Tabelog, Japan’s Yelp Reportedly Tainted By Undercover Positive Review Agents
A popular consumer restaurant review site Tabelog [J], who has been competing the top position of restaurant listing site against Gurunavi with user-generating-contents power, admitted on January 4 that there were reviews and ranking manipulations on Tabelog, by third party agents who sell a package like planted favorable comment posting and voting for rank-up, according… Continue reading Tabelog, Japan’s Yelp Reportedly Tainted By Undercover Positive Review Agents
Japan’s Web News Week 49
This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Lawsuits news continues around web services. It is not so common to take a legal action in Japan if you compare with countries like U.S. KLab To Sue Crooz Over Social Game Copyright DeNA Expresses It’s Thinking To Sue Back… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 49
July 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1). Middle part of July news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 3) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Asahi Shimbun’s continuing special coverage on the diasaster relief and recovery. CyberAgent Launches Ameba Studio – 9000 Celebs Livestream via Cnet Japan The iPhone… Continue reading July 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
NCC 2011 Spring: How The Net Behaves When The Earthquake Hit Japan?
Digital Garage, Japan’s Internet conglomerate known for operating price comparison portal Kakaku.com and helping Twitter’s business operation, held a semiyearly conference event last week, which is called the New Context Conference 2011 Spring, where Japanese well-known tech investor Joi Ito and the world’s Internet authorities came together, most of whom have expertise in social media,… Continue reading NCC 2011 Spring: How The Net Behaves When The Earthquake Hit Japan?
January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
Continued from (Part 2). Last part of January news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Akihabara Free-Of-Vehicle Sunday Held First Time In 2.5 Years Since Serial Killer Incident Many Ameblo Celebrity Bloggers Found To Write Their Successful Purchases On Penny Auction Services –… Continue reading January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
Q&A: What’s The Japanese Equivalent Of [enter foreign web service here]?
Are Japanese people using different websites than users in other countries? Back in July 2008 and 2009, we made two lists that showed some similarities and differences in usage, and now it’s time for a reboot. Note: We know that this list is highly subjective. We know that some sites are not identical in nature… Continue reading Q&A: What’s The Japanese Equivalent Of [enter foreign web service here]?
January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1). Middle part of January news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 3) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Weekly Diamond To Feature Facebook, Run The Same Icon Campaign As Their Twitter Featuring Issue Last January Piku Issues Their Rule On Flash Coupon… Continue reading January 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
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)