Anti-Sleep Driver’s Sheet “Sleep Buster” Comes In February, Warn You 10 Minutes Before Falling Asleep

Tokyo-based Juki Corporation is going to sell an anti-sleep system “Sleep Buster” for driver in 157,500 yen (US$2,000) in February 2012. The product keeps collecting a biological signals in the driver’s heartbeat rate and pulse wave sensor, which are built into the driver’s seat, shows seven levels (concentration, relaxation, distraction, fatigue, drowsiness, physical deconditioning, etc.)… Continue reading Anti-Sleep Driver’s Sheet “Sleep Buster” Comes In February, Warn You 10 Minutes Before Falling Asleep

Ameba Gets Security Attack – 50,000 Users Unregistered From The Service

Cyber Agent’s Ameba, one of Japan’s largest blogging service with thousands of celebrity blogs and virtual community around Ameba Pigg, announced on its staff blog [J] that Ameba services got illegal access, and some of its users are seeing trouble that they can not log in and look withdrawn the service since December 24 night.… Continue reading Ameba Gets Security Attack – 50,000 Users Unregistered From The Service

Japan’s Web News Week 50

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. Japanese Facebook Users By Prefectures via @tokuriki – 1/5 populartion in Tokyo. around 2% countrysides – It’s an urban social network in Japan Luna Luna Releases Chinese/English Service For Taiwan –… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 50

Follow-up Of The Social Networking Column On The Japan Times

This morning column 2011: The year when Japan went global over social networking on The Japan Times, both on paper and online, Japanese English-language newspaper is a monthly tech column brought by Asiajin. As it is for newspaper, there are not enough space to show the references. I leave the links here from my writing… Continue reading Follow-up Of The Social Networking Column On The Japan Times

Taito Releases Smartphone Social Spy Game Onto Chinese Market

Taito [J] has released the Android social game “特工大戦” (SPY WARS), for the smartphone “Tencent Wireless Open Platform for Community” through business partnership with GREE [J] and the Chinese internet portal Tencent. “特工大戦” is the first segment of a social game in China for the “Tencent Wireless Open Platform for Community.”  It’s a Chinese language… Continue reading Taito Releases Smartphone Social Spy Game Onto Chinese Market

Bandai Namco Games Opens Its Own Android Market, “Banadroid”

Bandai Namco [J] has opened “Banadroid” [J] specially for the Android market. “Banadroid” is an application marketplace with application distribution, billing and registered user information for Android apps managed by Bandai Namco Games.  Currently it’s still in beta service, so there are only 12 available titles, but from now the lineup is planned to increase.… Continue reading Bandai Namco Games Opens Its Own Android Market, “Banadroid”

Japan’s Web Nees Week 49

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. Yahoo! Japan Starts Nanapi-like Tips-Sharing Service Chie-Note Baidu buys Shimeji (Android Japanese input method). The price is several hundred million yen. – A developer Adamrocker will move back from U.S., join… Continue reading Japan’s Web Nees Week 49

Bank Of Japan Starts Twitter, Can It Stop Too-High Yen By Tweets?

Bank of Japan, Japan’s central bank, announced [J] its immediate start of Twitter on December 16. Two Twitter account in Japanese and in English started tweeting. These accounts provide updates on new releases on the Bank’s web site. In addition, the Bank may, when necessary, as in cases of emergency, communicate its messages through these… Continue reading Bank Of Japan Starts Twitter, Can It Stop Too-High Yen By Tweets?