A Japanese hiker @setori_ tweeted with a photo around a crater on Mt. Ontake, Nagano. 一人でのんびり御嶽山(^^) pic.twitter.com/cFzNtPuw5e — enari (@setori_) September 27, 2014 The tweet’s time 11:52 a.m is just one minute before the mountain erupted. There are no newer tweets from this person and Japanese web users are anxious. [Update] Video by another hiker… Continue reading Photo Tweet A Minute Before Today’s Volcano Eruption Worried
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Sony Features Dancing Headphone Girls From All Japan’s 47-Prefecture
Sony Headphone’s official new promotion in Japan is movies on its YouTube channel. Not sounds new? But 47 girls from each prefecture dancing with the headphone at tourist places and/or with local products. The Headphone Joshi(girls) 47 meets Extra Bass. Recap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekWGvjx9JEo Tokyo girl / Tokyo Sky Tree http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjR2JL_XgYc Wakayama girls / Wakayama Catsle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akg1BWW4VuU… Continue reading Sony Features Dancing Headphone Girls From All Japan’s 47-Prefecture
Nico Nico Douga Hits 28 Million Users, Generates US$46 Million In Sales Last Quarter
Nico Nico Douga, Japan’s answer to YouTube, is still growing nicely, five years after launch. Dwango, the Tokyo-based company behind the popular service, released its financial report [PDF] for the last nine months (ending in June 2012). And according to the report, Nico Nico (the company’s most important asset) reached 28.08 million users in June.… Continue reading Nico Nico Douga Hits 28 Million Users, Generates US$46 Million In Sales Last Quarter
Many Hatsune Miku Videos Being Removed From YouTube By Invalid Copyright Report
Popular human voice synthesizer Vocaloid Hatsune Miku are getting known oversea as a Japanese web phenomenon. Like the global company Google picked it up as a “singer” for Chrome promotion in Japan, where they chose Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga for US. As the Chrome video shows, there are massive number of generated songs and… Continue reading Many Hatsune Miku Videos Being Removed From YouTube By Invalid Copyright Report
Google Chrome Promotion With Hatsune Miku
Like US Google featuring Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, Google Japan chose the most popular singer on Japanese web, virtual singing tool Hatsune Miku, a 61 seconds video which praises all involved creators. The playing count does not move up from 309, which might be from Japanese word-play 3(=Mi) 9(=ku). You may check the stats… Continue reading Google Chrome Promotion With Hatsune Miku
Web Reactions – Japan Analog TV Ends Its 58 Years History
All Japanese analog terrestrial television broadcasting were terminated today at 12:00 p.m. July 24 (Japan Standard Time) as planned, aiming more effective radio wave usage by re-assigning their bands from analog TV to newly introduced digital TV. They have been simultaneously broadcast until today. All channels stopped in 44 prefectures, besides three prefectures, which suffered… Continue reading Web Reactions – Japan Analog TV Ends Its 58 Years History
Lady Gaga Kicked Out From YouTube By Uploading SMAP Program
Lady Gaga’s Japan visit was a sensation, left a lot of news with celebrities including Japanese’ Ophra Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, prime minister Naoto Kan and SMAP, long-time ruling boys unit. Lady Gaga’s appearance on Japanese TV was estimated 135 million dollars worth [J] if it was advertising. Gaga is recognized as a celebrity who directly talk… Continue reading Lady Gaga Kicked Out From YouTube By Uploading SMAP Program
Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis
I wrote “Poo is a magic word for primary-school children. It is an universal motif and will work even 100 years later” before. It does not change even at the disaster in Japan. A Japanese media artist Hachiya Kazuhiko has explained nuclear crisis in a Youtube video, using the poo and fart. English subtitles version… Continue reading Japanese Media Artist Uses Poo And Fart To Explain Nuclear Crisis
Tokyo Girls Collection Aired On YouTube Live Streaming
One of Japan’s largest fashion show, Tokyo Girls Collection held its 12th event today at Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Apart from other fashion events exclusively for fashion designers and apparel buyers, it intends young girls to buy what they want with their cellphone handsets while watching the show on which women celebrities and models present… Continue reading Tokyo Girls Collection Aired On YouTube Live Streaming
2 Tokyo College Students Expelled By Uploading Video “Save The Ugly Girls” On YouTube
Two male senior students of Tokyo Metropolitan University uploading a series of movies on YouTube under the name of “Dobusu wo Mamoru Kai”(Save The Ugly Girls Club) early this month rapidly called a strong reactions from Japanese society. June 12th at Tachikawa station, those guys asked ladies few pictures with lying it was for magazine,… Continue reading 2 Tokyo College Students Expelled By Uploading Video “Save The Ugly Girls” On YouTube