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Amazing's Social Game "Venus Fantasista" Hits The Stage
Amazing, Inc. [J] will adapt their Mobage beautiful sports girl social game Venus Fantasista [J] for the stage, to be opened for performance from August 29th at Akasaka Red Theater. Venus Fantasia is …
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One Social Network, Two Different Stories: Qualitative Analysis of Facebook Users in Japan and the US
Since we are getting ready to conduct a large scale cross-cultural survey about social media, as a first step, we qualitatively analyzed how Americans and the Japanese use Facebook. Although …
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Fukushima Resort Revival Supported By Social Game
Synphonie [J] is carrying out a customer transfer campaign through their social game “Boku No Restaurant 2” (My Restaurant 2) with Fukushima prefecture Iwaki city’s “Spa Resort Hawaiians,” [J] …
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Nico Nico Douga Hits 28 Million Users, Generates US$46 Million In Sales Last Quarter
Nico Nico Douga, Japan’s answer to YouTube, is still growing nicely, five years after launch. Dwango, the Tokyo-based company behind the popular service, released its financial report [PDF] for …
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Facebook Usage in Japan: Then and Now (August, 2012)
My students and I (Adam Acar) have been constantly monitoring the Japanese social media landscape as part of our social media seminar. After checking the demographic distribution of Facebook users in …
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Popular Edo-Style Romance Game Now On Mobage
Cybird [J] has begun to offer “Ikemen O-Oku★Koi No En for mobage,” (Handsome Guys Shogun Harem ★ Love Garden) the first in a series of romance simulation games, for Mobage. “Ikemen O-Oku★Koi No En …
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Softbank and Disney Make AR Mickey Mouse Fan
Walt Disney Japan [J] is to distribute “AR fans” of Mickey Mouse at some shops who handle Disney Mobile On Softbank, as part of a Disney Mobile On Softbank summer campaign. This fan can show AR …
