Istyle(@cosme) Goes IPO On TSE Mothers

(@cosme’s tag line on the logo is “site of everyone’s word of mouth”) Istyle [J], who runs Japan’s top cosmetic products review site @Cosme, announced [J] on February 3, 2012, that they will be listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (Tosho Mothers) planned on March 8, 2012. The company was established in 1999, and its… Continue reading Istyle(@cosme) Goes IPO On TSE Mothers

GuruNavi Compromises With Users’ Review, In Competition Against Tabelog

Asahi reported that the popular online restaurant site Gurunabi (Japanre abbrev. of “Groumet Navigator”) opened a new page showing the ranking of restaurants by score of users’ review. Gurunabi is an information site where restaurants pay for their shops listed, and the site had been the champion of restaurant guide sites for years until its… Continue reading GuruNavi Compromises With Users’ Review, In Competition Against Tabelog