Kentucky Fried Chicken [J] has begun a limited term campaign for the Japanese version of “My Town,” a smartphone location information game. In this campaign, when you “check in” using My Town at an actual KFC store, depending on the number of times, you can receive a “next generation shop” stationed at the same shop… Continue reading KFC Begins Campaign For Location App “My Town”
Gundam Rising Again In Tokyo Waterfront Next Spring
Life-size Gundam Statue which had over 4 million visitors only in 52 days in 2009 Summer at Odaiba, Tokyo waterfront is announced [J] to come back 2012 Spring. An imaginary CG photo provided by Bandai is here, Darwinfish205 releases a movie report that the legs are being built in front of the new location DiverCity… Continue reading Gundam Rising Again In Tokyo Waterfront Next Spring
Twitter Japan And Mixi To Announce Something On 30th
ITMedia reported [J] today that Twitter Japan and Mixi, Japan’s largest social networking service as a Facebook-kind-of, will held a joint press conference next Wednesday, November 30 with Twitter Japan Country Manager James Masaakira Kondo (@jameskondo) and Mixi CEO Kenji Kasahara (Mixi profile [J]). It is not disclosed what will be announced there. Mixi is… Continue reading Twitter Japan And Mixi To Announce Something On 30th
Social SDK “Pankia” Tops 10 Million Users
Pankaku [J], who have developed the smartphone social SDK “Pankia,” has announced that their number of users has topped 10 million. This means that they have reached 10 million users in the 18 months since the service began. “Pankia” is a social SDK (software development kit) developed by Pankaku. It supports iOS and Android, and… Continue reading Social SDK “Pankia” Tops 10 Million Users
LION Releases Unique Alarm App Which Prevents You From Being Ashamed On Train
Have you ever felt ashamed by leaning on to person sitting next to you constantly while on train falling asleep? Sure, I have. Often. LION[J], as a promotion for energy drink Gronsan[J], released mobile alarm app[J] that could keep you away from this common situation you may find on commuting trains in Japan. The app… Continue reading LION Releases Unique Alarm App Which Prevents You From Being Ashamed On Train
HONDA Releases App For Facebook “Face Game Book”
HONDA [J] has released “face game book” [J], an old school “game book” style puzzle solving game application for facebook. “face game book” [J] is a promotional game application for their new model “FREED,” and was originally developed in cooperation with the “mystery” event group “SCRAP,” who have until now been frequently making “Real Dasshutsu… Continue reading HONDA Releases App For Facebook “Face Game Book”
Ameba Pico Reaches 4 Million Users
“AmebaPico,” the overseas 2D virtual space managed by CyberAgent, has acquired 4 million users. This was brought to light from their English version Twitter account. “Ameba Pico” is this company’s overseas English version of their Japanese virtual space Ameba Pigg [J], offered as a Facebook application. Like ameba Pigg, you create your own avatar, customize… Continue reading Ameba Pico Reaches 4 Million Users
In Jakarta: First BOOST Conference To Take Place On January 17-18, 2012
Indonesia is just getting started on the Internet, but interest is rapidly growing in this massive market of 240 million people. The country is on the map especially in the tech industry in Japan and (to a lesser extent) Silicon Valley, which is why a new conference called BOOST is trying to connect these three… Continue reading In Jakarta: First BOOST Conference To Take Place On January 17-18, 2012
Two New Japanese AR Applications With Buildings In Town
AR 3kyoudai(=three brothers) is a Japanese technological unit known by its AR-related projects. Now AR 3kyoudai’s project is to replace a static ad-board on the building wall with video ad. (The regular ad on the right will be viewed as a video ad on the left when you watch via smartphone.) With smartphone and the… Continue reading Two New Japanese AR Applications With Buildings In Town
Japan’s Web News Week 46
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. Jean Reno Plays A Popular Kids Sci-Fi Robot Doraemon On Toyota’s “After 20 Years” Commercial Series from this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0LAhtp6E7U crazy strong yen! Middle-aged Social Hobby Network Debang.jp Opens via