-
Japanese Government Promotes Puppet Security Idol "Securina"
Securina is an another virtual idol unit by puppets newly appeared into Japanese otaku scene, as a part of “Check PC” campaign backed by METI, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of …
-
Daum Starts Advanced Map Services in Korea
Daum, the largest portal site in Korea started new map features (ROAD VIEW and SKY VIEW) on January 18th. Daum has been providing map service in Korea. But they were not so competitive in the map …
-
Osaka-based Tech Start-up Launches A "Meddlesome" SNS
The Osaka-based tech start-up Qript Inc. launched Friday its eccentric SNS called “Tsutsunuke [J]”, which has several features to avoid its user’s long silence to the service. …
-
Japanese Social Media Prism
Based on the concept presented at www.briansolis.com, H. Yoshikawa, Y. Yamagichi, and T. Nakamura rendered the Japanese Social Media Prism. This prism is being maintained constantly, so make sure you …
-
Telecom Venture Presentations Held By Japan's Governmental Incubator
On Tuesday, NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) held its annual conference providing telecom-related start-ups the opportunity to present their business plans. An …
-
Lang-8 Raises Angel Round Just Under 10M Yen
Lang-8, a multi-lingual social network / language-learning site, has raised 9,570,000 yen ($100K) from prominent angel investors: * Kiyoshi Nishikawa, a founder of ngi group * Takashi Yoshida, ex-CTO …
-
Fujitsu to offer Android related services
In a recent PR [JP], Fujitsu announced a complete services and consulting suite for Google Android. According to Fujitsu, Google Android will not only be used for Mobile phones, but as an embedded …
