Continued from (Part 1) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. iDish For Sushi, Sashimi, BBQ Or Whatever Bukkake Jougi Is A Ruler Containing White Liquid In Which You Can Set Any Pictures (supposed, ahem, naked women) Rakuten’s Zenryaku Profile Certified By EMA KDDI Developped Cellphone Stress Tester App on K-tai Watch Docomo… Continue reading July 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
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Softbank To Launch JV With Zynga To Spread Social Games In Japan
On Thursday, Softbank had a briefing on the first quarter financial result of FY2010, and unveiled they would invest in Zynga Game Network and launch a joint venture called Zynga Japan. Softbank and Zynga will make capital contributions on a 50-50 basis. Softbank’s CEO Masayoshi Son says, it is expected to launch a social game… Continue reading Softbank To Launch JV With Zynga To Spread Social Games In Japan
Online Reward Portals And Internet Cafe Chains To Launch A Social App Platform
Accessport (web service developer known for its video search service Woopie), Seesaa[J] (blog service provider), G.Plan[J] (reward point exchange), Chance IT[J] (reward portal), Chobi Rich[J] (reward point exchange), NetMile[J] (a reward program that allows you to earn and use points on Japanese major commerce sites), Unitcom[J] (known for selling built-to-order PCs online), Runsystem[J] (Internet cafe… Continue reading Online Reward Portals And Internet Cafe Chains To Launch A Social App Platform
Naisyoku – Japanese Mobile Social Game Leads You To Be… Menial Labor
Naisyoku (Moonlight Job) is a new social game by Acquire Corp. for DeNA’s mobile social networking service Mobage Town. The Japanese word Naisyoku is not so positive. It literally means “working at home” but the word is often used to refer ultra menial labors done by low-income people who are unable to take regular jobs.… Continue reading Naisyoku – Japanese Mobile Social Game Leads You To Be… Menial Labor
GREE’s operating profit jumps 130% to $222 million in last fiscal
Japan’s mobile social gaming giant GREE is becoming so successful, it’s scary. According to Japanese daily The Nikkei, the Tokyo-based company’s operating profit ballooned to 19.5 billion yen ($222 million) in the fiscal year that ended in June. That’s $17 million more than the company expected and a whopping 130% more than in the year… Continue reading GREE’s operating profit jumps 130% to $222 million in last fiscal
GREE Opens Its Platform, Attracts 30 Game Companies From The Start
Major Japanese mobile gaming social network GREE has taken a significant step yesterday: it’s now possible [PDF] for third parties to release games on the site (the move was announced back in January). Before, GREE offered its almost 20 million users self-developed titles only, meaning the company doubled as a platform and content provider. It… Continue reading GREE Opens Its Platform, Attracts 30 Game Companies From The Start
June 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
First half of (June) news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Ustream Only Women Pro Wrestling Starts Softbank’s Viewn Starts With Server Trouble. Masayoshi Son Tweets They Are Adding 10 Times More Servers Viewn Stops, Decupling Servers Failed, Son… Continue reading June 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
May 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. ClapClap Clock – Handclap Triggered Sound Clock iPhone App A Blogger Accuses The Ruling Party DPJ To Censor Twitter, Without Knowing Twitter Search In Japanese Is Kind Of Broken Domino Pizza Campaign In Japan, Taiwan, China, Malaysia and Singapore Seesmic CEO Loic… Continue reading May 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Japanese mobile gaming startup GREE to open US and China offices within a year
Japan’s social networks seem to be hitting a ceiling growth-wise, and apparently they increasingly feel the need to go abroad in order to grow. “Japan’s Facebook” Mixi, which now counts 20 million members, is operating “Mixiu” in China. DeNA, the company behind mobile gaming platform Mobage-town (19.4 million members), has always been more aggressive in… Continue reading Japanese mobile gaming startup GREE to open US and China offices within a year
May 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)
First half of May news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 2) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Twitter Rescued A Guy Without Paper At Akihabara Toilet covered by Japan Trend Shop [En] and Gizmodo [En] Cellphone Journalist Atsushi Ishikawa reports that NTT Docomo did not… Continue reading May 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 1)