Tag: Japan

Go! Go! Nippon! -My First Trip to Japan- : Anime Novel Game Style Japan Guide

Japanese bishojo-game (pornographic interactive game with Japanese anime-style girls Wikipedia) maker Overdrive released a non-adult, all English, still Japanese-anime-style game which features foreigners Japan visit experiences, titled Go! Go! Nippon! (Nippon is how Japanese calls Japan in Japanese). All texts are given both in English and Japanese, so it may be useful not only for… Continue reading Go! Go! Nippon! -My First Trip to Japan- : Anime Novel Game Style Japan Guide

Japanese-Style Search-By-Blabla Ads Fail Sometime

This is a follow-up post for my monthly column on The Japan Times, Why do Japanese advertisers suggest Internet-search keywords?. There I explained why many of paper/TV ads in Japan are asking people to search by keywords, instead of typing URLs. Soon after the column was published, I got a question from a reader if… Continue reading Japanese-Style Search-By-Blabla Ads Fail Sometime

Microsoft Dives Into Japan’s Booming Smartphone Market With World’s First Mango Smartphone And Other Key Partnerships

In a joint press conference held this morning, Microsoft, Fujitsu-Toshiba and KDDI unveiled [J] the Fujitsu-Toshiba IS12T smartphone, the world’s very first Windows Phone Mango handset hitting Japan this September only on the KDDI AU mobile network. The phone features a 3.7″ LED display, 1 Ghz Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU,  32GB internal memory, 13.2 Megapixel Camera and is both… Continue reading Microsoft Dives Into Japan’s Booming Smartphone Market With World’s First Mango Smartphone And Other Key Partnerships

DeNA Recruits Legendary Japanese Game Designers Into “Super Creators” Initiative

In a press conference yesterday, DeNA announced [J] the formation of the “Super Creators” initiative, an all-star team of five veteran game designers from the traditional Japanese games industry who will create social smartphone games for Mobage. All games will be published by AQ Interactive. The veteran game designers include: Keiji Inafune: Legendary game designer formerly employed… Continue reading DeNA Recruits Legendary Japanese Game Designers Into “Super Creators” Initiative

Japanese Entrepreneurs: Get The Last Spot In The “Tofu Project” To Go To America

Are you a Japan-based entrepreneur interested in taking part in a 7-day design thinking and innovation boot camp that will take place in October in California? Then you should head over to the website of the so-called Tofu Project. What is the Tofu Project about? Founded by Tokyo Mango blogger, tech writer and book author… Continue reading Japanese Entrepreneurs: Get The Last Spot In The “Tofu Project” To Go To America

Gree acquires OpenFeint for $104 million as part of global expansion

Gree, Japan’s social gaming giant, announced today that it has acquired social platform OpenFeint for $104 million USD. OpenFeint ‘s social platform for iPhone and Android allows developers to add social elements to existing games with minimal programming. This low barrier to entry has accelerated its growth since its founding in 2009, now boasting a catalogue of over… Continue reading Gree acquires OpenFeint for $104 million as part of global expansion

Japan Gov. Requests The Internet To Delete False Disaster Rumors

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications(MIC) announced [J] that they had requested four Internet related organizations to delete “false rumors” on online bulletin boards “to keep safety and peace of mind in disastrous area”. The four organizations are, Telecommunications Carriers Association(TCA), Telecom Services Association(TELESA) [J], Japan Internet Providers Association(JAIPA) and Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association(JCTA).… Continue reading Japan Gov. Requests The Internet To Delete False Disaster Rumors

Japan Prime Minister’s Office Begins English Twitter, To Inform Disaster Information

Prime Minister’s Office of Japan has just annouced that they opened an official Twitter account @JPN_PMO in English. This is the official English twitter account of Prime Minister’s Office of Japan. Most of the information provided here will be translation of @ Kantei_Saigai. http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html The first tweet was “The Prime Minister’s Office of Japan has… Continue reading Japan Prime Minister’s Office Begins English Twitter, To Inform Disaster Information