“Worst Busters” Project To Reform The Worst Of Japan With Smartphone Apps

Omoshiro Houjin Kayac Inc. [J] has announced that they will begin Worst Busters, [J] a project that will, using an application, reform the worst areas in the 47 prefectures of Japan, by their collaboration with 1192 Inc. [J]. “Worst Busters” is a project to take on what 1992 has deemed the “worst” of society as… Continue reading “Worst Busters” Project To Reform The Worst Of Japan With Smartphone Apps

“Tap Ninja” Released By Kayac For iOS

Omoshiro Houjin Kayac has released “Tap Ninja,” an iOS dashing action game app.  Download is free. “Tap Ninja” is an action game where you control a ninja running through the night streets as you tap the screen.  While defeating enemies and avoiding obstacles, you aim for high score by acquiring coins and by your distance… Continue reading “Tap Ninja” Released By Kayac For iOS

Kayac Releases iPhone App For Sharing Leftover Food

Kayac [J] has released “ZangPang,” an iPhone application for sharing leftover food.  Download is free. “ZangPang” is an app based on the concept “Share with everyone what you can’t finish.”  With this social sharing platform for publicly announcing leftover food, when you unintentionally order too much food at a restaurant, you post information and photos… Continue reading Kayac Releases iPhone App For Sharing Leftover Food

Classic “Pokeberu”(Pager) Game Now On iPhone

Omoshiro Houjin Kayac [J] has released the game app “Pokebell” for iOS.  Download is free. “Pokeberu” is a fast hitting game app based on the classic gadget, pager (or beeper) which was a big hit in the time when cell phones weren’t as commonplace.  You quickly push the buttons displayed on the screen and input… Continue reading Classic “Pokeberu”(Pager) Game Now On iPhone

Kayac Releases Smartphone Transportation Game “Go Go Cargo” For North America

KAYAC Inc.[J] has released a smartphone transportation game application called “Go Go Cargo” for North America, and it’s a free download at App Store and also Android Market. “GO GO CARGO” is a simulation game in which the player serves as an operator of an express company and delivers the requested load by designing a… Continue reading Kayac Releases Smartphone Transportation Game “Go Go Cargo” For North America

Kayac Releases Location-based Social Fighting Game “The King of Fighters Encounter”

Kayac Inc. [J] has released “THE KING OF FIGHTERS ENCOUNTER,” an iPhone social game application working with location information, which allows you to have battles with characters of people who pass by on the street in real life.  Download is free. “THE KING OF FIGHTERS ENCOUNTER” is a game app based on the popular title… Continue reading Kayac Releases Location-based Social Fighting Game “The King of Fighters Encounter”

SF New Tech Calls For Entries To Present At Japan Night

Brandon Hill, the CEO/founder of San Francisco-based web consultancy btrax, gave us an invitation to potential presenters and attendees at a must-join tech start-up demo event that will take place next month. As of this writing, four start-ups of Kayac, Chatwork, J-Grab, and Conyac have passed the first screening.   Entries to present are acceptable until May 20.… Continue reading SF New Tech Calls For Entries To Present At Japan Night

Kayac Introduces FB-integrated VoIP App For The iPhone

Kanagawa-based funny app developer Kayac introduced Reengo, a VoIP app for the iPhone that allows you to place a call to your Facebook friend without dialing the number.   According to TechCrunch Japan[J], the company chose Facebook from available options as an integration platform because they would like to spread the app out globally. As… Continue reading Kayac Introduces FB-integrated VoIP App For The iPhone

Let’s Study Arithmetic With Poo!

A Japanese startup Kayac released mixi [J] application “Unko Enzan [J]” for educational purpose. This is an arithmetic learning application for the primary-school pupils. However, it has funny characteristic. Poos are featured on all problems. “Unko Enzan” means “Poo Arithmetic” in Japanese. Can you solve this problem? “If a coiled poo has a diameter of… Continue reading Let’s Study Arithmetic With Poo!

Twitter Shogi – Japanese Chess Over Tweets

Twitter Shogi(= Japanese Chess) by Kayac is a new web service for good-old correspondence (Japanese) chess between two Twitter users. You can simply start a new game with @your_opponent by tweeting like, @your_opponent 7六歩 #tw_shogi then the service will find the new game begins, record your and your opponent’s moves. The second word shows the… Continue reading Twitter Shogi – Japanese Chess Over Tweets