Hachioji is a city in Western Tokyo, about 1 hour ride train from Tokyo station. It is a bedroom suburb of Tokyo with 555,000 population. The city, local chambers of commerce, enterprises and universities formed a project Cyber Silkroad Hachioji [J], which aims economic development of the city. The latest Android news from Hachioji is… Continue reading Hachioji-city Makes Unofficial Android Girl Character Droiko-chan
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Kyushu Mascot Character “Kumamon” Android Apps Released
A Team [J] has released the Android applications Kumamon’s Simple Clock Widget, Kumamon Full! [Kumamon’s Clock Widget], and Kumamon’s Live Wallpaper♪, based on Kumamon, Kumamoto Prefecture’s tourism PR mascot and champion of last year’s Mascot Character Grand Prix 2011. Download is 200 yen each. Kumamon is a character born out of Kumamoto Prefecture office’s shinkansen… Continue reading Kyushu Mascot Character “Kumamon” Android Apps Released
WordPress Japanese Official Character Gets A Name
WordPress set [J] its Japanese official character in February 2011, and held a naming contest [J] recently. So its name is Wapuu. Wapuu’s character is copyrighted by the creator Kazuko Kaneuchi [J], but the license is the same as WordPress, GPL version 2 or any later version. Six Apart, a blog application rival who led… Continue reading WordPress Japanese Official Character Gets A Name