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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 …
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Six Japanese Social Game Platformer Announced To End Complete Gacha
A communication council of 6 major Japanese social gaming platforms - Gree, DeNA(Mobage), Cyber Agent, Mixi, NHN Japan and Dwango - just released that they would not release new games having Kompu …
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The First Top-Pro-vs-Computer Shogi(Japanese Chess) Match Was Won By Computer
The first top professional player vs computer Shogi(Wikipedia) match Dennousen (Battle of Cyber-King) was held at Shogi Kaikan (Japan Shogi Association building), Tokyo January 14, 2012. Kunio …
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5 Trends In Japan's Web And Mobile Worlds In 2011
2011 is over - reason enough to take a look at some of the key trends that shaped Japan’s web, mobile, and gaming industries last year. I could think, in no particular order, of five major …
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Bijin Tenki: Girls Keep You Updated With Weather Forecast On The iPhone
Bijin Tokei, a company known for having developed a hot girl clock gadget, has recently developed the weather girl iPhone app called Bijin Tenki[J] in partnership with mobile app provider Dwango. On …
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English Guide For Nico Nico Douga, Part 2: How To Use
We explained how to register for Japanese video sharing site Nico Nico Douga in English here (click here for a list of all Nico Nico articles we’ve written so far). This quick guide should …
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English Guide For Nico Nico Douga, Part 1: How To Register
It’s been a while since we explained how English speaking users can set up an account for Japan’s super-popular video sharing site Nico Nico Douga (click here for a list of all Nico Nico …
