We recently conducted a survey among college students and found that LINE is their most favorite social media platform. Most interestingly when we asked what they would do if there was an earthquake, they listed LINE as their preferred type of communication channel after the phone, email and the internet. This is a topic I… Continue reading What to do if an earthquake strikes? LINE is the answer
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Colopl Runs “North Japan Support Campaign” To Support Tourism
Colopl, Inc. [J] has announced that from September 6th through October 31st they will be doing the “Tohoku Ouen Campaign 2012” (North Japan Support Campaign), which will aid tourism in the northern region of Honshu, through their location based game “Colony Life.” This plan aims to support the recovery from last year’s major earthquake, and… Continue reading Colopl Runs “North Japan Support Campaign” To Support Tourism
Augmented Reality Disaster Prevention App Released
CAD Center [J] has released the iOS AR (Augmented Reality) application “AR Hazard Scope Lite,” which displays disaster prevention information over the surrounding scenery for the 23 wards of Tokyo. Download is free. “AR Hazard Scope” is an application that displays disaster prevention information on screen, such as evacuation shelters and fire danger levels in… Continue reading Augmented Reality Disaster Prevention App Released
Disaster Prevention App “AR Tsunami Camera” Released
Nabla-Zero [J] has released “AR Tsunami Camera,” an iPhone application for disaster prevention education. Download is free. “AR Tsunami Camera” is an application which layers a display using Augmented Reality over the actual scenery as seen through the iPhone camera, indicating “How far will it flood?” in case a tsunami hits. At the request of… Continue reading Disaster Prevention App “AR Tsunami Camera” Released
Acima Provides Hotline Over IM For Non-Japanese Disaster Victims
Japan based international-business consulting company Acima is offering emergency hotline over Skype and MSN Messenger for 24 hours in 15 languages, by using its own resource and forming volunteers from around the world. Acima has set up a hotline for non Japanese speaking Disaster Victims of Tohoku district – off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake. We… Continue reading Acima Provides Hotline Over IM For Non-Japanese Disaster Victims