Nico Nico Douga
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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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Your Fly Can't Be Opened - Open Zipper Alert System
Niconico user A0 invented an alarm system for guys who tend to forget to zip up their fly, named “Chakku Shimewasure Boushi Debaisu”(device to prevent from forgetting to close your fly). …
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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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Nico Nico Douga Hits 1.5 Million Paid Subscribers
Japanese online video sharing service Nico Nico Douga has got 1.5 million paid subscribers on January 3, 2012. Nico Nico Douga, with its unique overlay user-generated comments, is known by …
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Japan Gets Its Own YouTube Movie Rental Service
So far, only YouTube users from Canada, the US and (since October) the UK were able to rent movies, but yesterday, Japan has finally been added to the list, too (the country is the second biggest …
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Lawson Makes Its Character Girl Be Vocaloid
Japan’s 2nd biggest convenience chain-store Lawson makes its image character girl ‘Akiko-chan’ transformed to Vocaloid, Yamaha’s artificial voice synthesizer brand well-known …
