As Google evangelized that Hatsune Miku is an user-generated phenomenon, not just a girl’s voice synthesizer application. Then, all of her characters, song, voice and dances at concerts may not be a possessions of officials. Fans are trying to reproduce her concerts in their rooms. YouTube user aokikc used a mosquito screen as a substitute… Continue reading Fan’s Made Virtual Singer Hatsune Miku Concert “At Home”
Aso-city Mayor Sings AKB Song At Coming-of-Age Day Celebration
Every year on the coming-of-age national holiday, when people celebrate reaching 20 years old, 2-channelers criticize youthful escapades, such like too drunk and/or violent behavior on a ceremony, reported on media. But this local mayor of Aso-city, Yoshioki Satoh went wilder than 20-yo first drunkers. He sang Masaharu Fukuyama and AKB48 songs in front of… Continue reading Aso-city Mayor Sings AKB Song At Coming-of-Age Day Celebration
Sorayume Offers New Social Game For Gree, Super-Bride Battle
Sorayume [J] has released the new social game for GREE “Chou Yome Taisen” (Super-Bride Battle). “Super-Bride Battle” is a card battle type social game with many characters appearing from several popular game and anime works. Going beyond the framework of their works, you use the various character and item cards to advance. The character cards… Continue reading Sorayume Offers New Social Game For Gree, Super-Bride Battle
Koei Tecmo And GREE Bring Romance Of The Three Kingdoms To Chinese Tencent Platform
Koei Tecmo Games [J] and GREE [J] have released “Ichiokunin No Sangokushi” (100 Million People’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms), the Chinese version of Koei Tecmo’s social game “Hyaku Mannin No Sangokushi” (1 Million People’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms), for the Chinese Tencent’s feature phone / smartphone open platform “Tencent Wireless Open Platform for… Continue reading Koei Tecmo And GREE Bring Romance Of The Three Kingdoms To Chinese Tencent Platform
“Let There Be Light” – Voice Controlled 114sqft Japanese Work/Bedroom
A Hatena blogger id:rti7743 reported that he made his new 10.6 square meters bedroom with futuristic functions [J]. He set up the following gears; – replaced curtain with 100-inch projector screen – NEC NP-U310WJD short focus projector – 2 microphones – self-programmed voice recognition system – iRemocon, (remocon = remote controller) network-connected remote controller which… Continue reading “Let There Be Light” – Voice Controlled 114sqft Japanese Work/Bedroom
Japan’s Web News Week 1
This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. As most companies started 2012 operation in latter of the week, there were no many news from Japan. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Mixi CEO’s New Year’s Address Yahoo! Japan President Releases His Address For Employees… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 1
Mushroom Cultivation Kit By Beeworks Hits 1 Million Downloads
Beeworks [J] has announced that their iPhone application “Osawari Tantei Nameko Saibai Kit Seasons” (Touch Detective Mushroom Cultivation Kit Seasons) has broken through 1 million total downloads. Furthermore the Android version of “Touch Detective Mushroom Cultivation Kit” has already topped 200,000 downloads since opening for distribution on December 21st. “Touch Detective Mushroom Cultivation Kit Seasons”… Continue reading Mushroom Cultivation Kit By Beeworks Hits 1 Million Downloads
Comic Market Waiting-People Time-Lapse Video
Japanese discipline was showed after the Eastern Japan Disaster 3/11 last year. And it is not only at earthquake. The video by a Nico Nico Douga user munyaka is a time-lapse animation on the third day morning of the massive self-publishers’ comic conference Comic Market 81(Comike81), December 31, 2011. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16589379 The video started around 00:50,… Continue reading Comic Market Waiting-People Time-Lapse Video
5 Trends In Japan’s Web And Mobile Worlds In 2011
2011 is over – reason enough to take a look at some of the key trends that shaped Japan’s web, mobile, and gaming industries last year. I could think, in no particular order, of five major developments that made a significant impact last year: March 11 Triple Disaster The triple disaster that hit Japan on… Continue reading 5 Trends In Japan’s Web And Mobile Worlds In 2011
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