Here is some recommended reading, probably of value for just about everybody reading Asiajin: in 2007, Students at Singapore Management University have created a wiki called “Digital Media Across Asia”, which now covers a total of eleven countries (in English), namely: Australia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Singapore South Korea Taiwan Vietnam On… Continue reading Wiki Covering 11 Countries: Digital Media Across Asia
More Anonymity! Nottotter.jp Shuffled Members’ Twitter Account, Blocked Promptly
Nottotter.jp is a new web service using Twitter account to exchange your writing rights with other Nottotter members for 5 minutes. In other words, registered user on Nottotter can tweet on some other user’s account for 5 minutes. A Hatena blogger id:hitode909 developed and released [J] this Nottotter, which means “I’ve taken it over.” in… Continue reading More Anonymity! Nottotter.jp Shuffled Members’ Twitter Account, Blocked Promptly
This me Lets You Create A Social Profile Page In 5 Minutes
Generally speaking, social profile editors are a dime a dozen. In the last few months, for example, about.me, flavors.me or Follr have cropped up in the US, allowing users to pull information from various social networks together to build a single online identity. But none of these services have a Japanese UI or integrate Japanese… Continue reading This me Lets You Create A Social Profile Page In 5 Minutes
EC Navi Establishes “EC Navi Ventures”, Plans To Invest In Japanese And Asian Startups
Things haven’t been looking good for many Japanese VC firms lately, but that didn’t stop Tokyo-based e-commerce company EC Navi, which today announced the establishment of a VC arm called EC Navi Ventures. EC Navi Ventures is set up as a separate company (also based in Tokyo), which is 100% owned by EC Navi. The… Continue reading EC Navi Establishes “EC Navi Ventures”, Plans To Invest In Japanese And Asian Startups
Tokyo’s Start-ups To Hold A Presentation Night In Seoul
In the beginning of next month, four tech start-ups from Tokyo and two start-ups from Seoul will jointly hold a presentation evening event in South Korea’s capital, which is called Asia Startup Summit, for expanding their presence in Asia and exchanging their perspectives on the region’s start-up community. Presentations are: Revolutionizing Digital Entertainment by advanced… Continue reading Tokyo’s Start-ups To Hold A Presentation Night In Seoul
Indonesia: Exploring Potentials Of Mobile & Tech In The 2nd Largest FB Population
Editor’s note: This is a guest post penned by Ryo Umezawa, Director of J-Seed Ventures, one of tech-oriented venture incubators in Tokyo. He visited Indonesia to attend Jakarta Ventures Night 2011 hosted by East Ventures and have met startups and techpreneurs. He also attended “JIMs on the Plane” (inspired by Dave McClure’s… Continue reading Indonesia: Exploring Potentials Of Mobile & Tech In The 2nd Largest FB Population
Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis
I wrote “Poo is a magic word for primary-school children. It is an universal motif and will work even 100 years later” before. It does not change even at the disaster in Japan. A Japanese media artist Hachiya Kazuhiko has explained nuclear crisis in a Youtube video, using the poo and fart. English subtitles version… Continue reading Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis
Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Launches Facebook Page
The Prime Minister’s Office of Japan has announced the launch of an official Facebook page today. The first update reads: This is the official Facebook page of Prime Minister’s office of Japan. We will provide information focusing on the quake-related issues for the time being. After about 15 hours, the page now has over 4,500… Continue reading Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Launches Facebook Page
Cyndi Lauper To Sing For Japan Earthquake Relief Tonight Online
Cyndi Lauper, a big name American pop singer, who has been touring Japan since March 15th for concerts in Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka, is giving suffered Japan a big online present – live concert [J]. Backed by a Japanese movie sharing service Nico Nico Douga, tonight’s her final concert in Japan will be aired from… Continue reading Cyndi Lauper To Sing For Japan Earthquake Relief Tonight Online
TEPCO Shows Electricity Demand And Usage Chart
Tokyo Electric Power Company(TEPCO), which is in charge of Fukushima nuclear crisis and Kanto/Tokyo rolling blackout, opened a new page to tell how much electricity are used hourly in total. After the scheduled power down began, there were many complains from people who got inconvenience by blackout and transportation confuse caused by blackout. It was… Continue reading TEPCO Shows Electricity Demand And Usage Chart