This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Domino Pizza To Sell Net-Limited Heart Pizza For Valentine’s Day via MyNavi Sutelog – Judge If Given Tabelog Restaurant Reviews Are Suspicious By Stealth-Marketing – background [En] Face K-on Anime Shirts… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 3
Yahoo! Box: Yahoo! Japan’s Online Storage Service Tops One Million Users
As the country’s biggest website, Yahoo Japan is constantly rolling out new products like mobile apps, social networking services or games. Some of them fail, and some of them turn out to be successful: Yahoo Box!, the online storage solution Yahoo Japan launched in October, belongs to the latter group. The company pushed out a… Continue reading Yahoo! Box: Yahoo! Japan’s Online Storage Service Tops One Million Users
Butterfly Offers “Ho-sukekun DX” For Yahoo! Mobage’s Pachinko & Slot Town
Butterfly Corporation [J] has released the pachinko machine simulation game of Heiwa Corporation’s “Ho-Tasukun DX,” for Yahoo! Mobage’s [J] 3D virtual space “Pachinko & Slot Town.” “Ho-sukekun DX” is a type of pachinko machine known as a “Privilege Item,” boasted as immensely popular among its fans. Within the rotating bodies of the 5 holes inside… Continue reading Butterfly Offers “Ho-sukekun DX” For Yahoo! Mobage’s Pachinko & Slot Town
Koei Tecmo Games Release “Nobunyaga’s Ambition” For Mobage
Koei Tecmo Games [J] has released the Mobage social game “Nobunyaga No Yabou” [J] (Nobu-nyaga’s Ambition) for feature phone. “Nobu-nyaga’s Ambition” is a simulation social game in which “Oda Nobu-nyaga,” “Mikeda Shingen,” and “Oe-Nyan” etc. “Cat Commanders” take the stage (These names are plays on Japanese historical figures with cat phonemes). The user develops his… Continue reading Koei Tecmo Games Release “Nobunyaga’s Ambition” For Mobage
C.A. Mobile Releases Smartphone Social Commerce Platform “SCP”
C.A. Mobile [J] has released the smartphone social commerce platform “SCP.” They will proceed by the introduction of their cell phone site “ONE☆FESTA.” “SCP” is a corporate electronic commerce site geared towards establishing unique social pages. The social commerce platform offers a system which allows you to submit impressions such as “I want it!,” “I… Continue reading C.A. Mobile Releases Smartphone Social Commerce Platform “SCP”
GCREST Releases Social Game “Magical Saga” For Facebook
GCREST [J] has released one link in their overseas PC social game enterprise, “MagicalSaga,” a social game for Facebook. “MagicalSaga” is GCREST’s third Facebook Application following “TinierCafe” and “TinierMe.” Become and magician and reclaim the kingdom which has been covered in ice, recovering its beauty through decoration. You can learn new magic and increase your… Continue reading GCREST Releases Social Game “Magical Saga” For Facebook
Himasere: Geeky Home Screen Replacement App For Android
If you’re an Android user, consider yourself a geek, understand Japanese, and need an appropriate home replacement screen on your handset, consider downloading Himasere. The app was released on the Android Market earlier this week by Tokyo-based tech company Ubiquitous Entertainment. The idea here is to make it as easy as possible to access technology-related… Continue reading Himasere: Geeky Home Screen Replacement App For Android
The First Top-Pro-vs-Computer Shogi(Japanese Chess) Match Was Won By Computer
The first top professional player vs computer Shogi(Wikipedia) match Dennousen (Battle of Cyber-King) was held at Shogi Kaikan (Japan Shogi Association building), Tokyo January 14, 2012. Kunio Yonenaga, an ex grand-master (in 1993) and a chairman of Japan Shogi Association, who retired in 2003, played against a computer program “Bonkura-s”. Although he is a retired… Continue reading The First Top-Pro-vs-Computer Shogi(Japanese Chess) Match Was Won By Computer
Japan’s Web News Week 2
This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Android App Purchasers’ Info Given To Developers Rising An Privacy Issue In Japan – Many purchasers complain why online app seller could receive buyer’s address Gundam AKB – Kotaku [en] Kamen… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 2
You Can Get Real Fruit From Farming Game “Android AR-ARIDA”
Artifice-inc. [J] has released “Android AR-ARIDA,” [J] a mandarin orange plantation similation game that allows you to actually try out cultivating mikans (mandarin oranges). Download is free. “Android AR-ARIDA” is a genuine farm management game under the supervision of the town of Arida’s famous mikan farming families. The equipment, fertilizer, tools, and method of care… Continue reading You Can Get Real Fruit From Farming Game “Android AR-ARIDA”