For three years David Eun, Google‘s VP of strategic partnerships, has been working on persuade Japanese media giants to join the team. The key stations of Japan’s two nationwide private TV networks, TV Asahi and TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) made agreements with Google on Tuesday, and the both broadcasters started distributing their news video clips… Continue reading Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
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Google Japan’s In-Train Ads Asks Cellphone Users To Search By “Google”
In Tokyo Metro train, I noticed small ads by Google Japan. The ads are for Google Mobile Search promotion. This one suggests to search Google by “Shibuya Movie” when you want to know if the film “Taken” can be watched from now in your location (Shibuya). So Google Japan wants more cellphone users to use… Continue reading Google Japan’s In-Train Ads Asks Cellphone Users To Search By “Google”
The First Practical Kyoto Address Search Yahoo/Google Do Not Offer
If you ever lived in Japan, you know that Japanese address system is uneasy for people who get used to the western system on which all streets have a name and name+number identify the single location. In Japan, addresses are rather area name. Two Giants Yahoo! Japan and Google have been working well with this… Continue reading The First Practical Kyoto Address Search Yahoo/Google Do Not Offer
Google Joins Forces With Japanese Astro Labs To Create Virtual Moon
In commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first human landing to the moon, on Tuesday, Google introduced a 3D map showing you the entire surface of the moon, named “Moon in Google Earth”, which is available on version 5.0 or later of Google Earth. Besides moon surface photos supplied by NASA, Japanese astronomical laboratories such… Continue reading Google Joins Forces With Japanese Astro Labs To Create Virtual Moon
Japan’s First Android Phone HT-03A By NTT DoCoMo
Last night, before the release of the first Android phone in Japan [J], NTT DoCoMo, Google and HTC Nippon(=Japan) had a “touch and try” event with 70 bloggers at Roppongi Hills. The new phone HT-03A [J] is based on HTC Magic, with some customization for Japanese market. Japanese Input Method Omron’s iWnn is bundled. Wnn… Continue reading Japan’s First Android Phone HT-03A By NTT DoCoMo
Google Ad Shows SEO-Spammer Consultant
When your mail have phrases around website marketing or search engine optmization, Japanese gmail users recently see interesting SEO consultant advertisement, which offers you an inexpensive link-building service, by 20,000 yen (US$200) per one satellite-site. (click to enlarge) The ad says “Site for inbound links by 20,000 yen” – “We create mass sites for inbound… Continue reading Google Ad Shows SEO-Spammer Consultant
Japanese government: Google Street View isn’t soo bad
Google took multiple beatings from various Japanese sides (press, politics, activists etc.) ever since deciding to launch Street View in this country. Google Japan countered concerns if their service is consistent with existing Japanese law by taking some Japan-specific actions, such as using special cameras. So far the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the… Continue reading Japanese government: Google Street View isn’t soo bad
Google Developer Day 2009 Yokohama
Google held “Google Developer Day 2009“, an annual conference introducing a number of technology trends that the company had recently developed, in Yokohama on Tuesday and started with a keynote speech made by its Tokyo office president Koichiro Tsujino[J]. Following Tsujino’s expressing his appreciation for a large participation in the event, the company’s senior product… Continue reading Google Developer Day 2009 Yokohama
Google StreetView Considers Local Charcteristics And Deploys New Measures
For refraining from shooting objects put inside private premises over the walls located along public roads, Google Japan announced on Wednesday it would deploy new measures not as to violate resident’s privacy after considering Japan’s local characteristics including its housing styles, tightly crammed rows of houses and high population density. The new measures are: An… Continue reading Google StreetView Considers Local Charcteristics And Deploys New Measures
April Fools’ Day Jokes On Japanese Websphere
On the day when all we are permitted to wag the dog, many companies devoted themselves to create attractive pranks on their websites. I wrapped up what had happened on Japanese web scene. For pursuing the journalist’s perspective to be honest on the facts, we Asiajin report no prank nor joke, but do the fact… Continue reading April Fools’ Day Jokes On Japanese Websphere