News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Junya MoriOct 17, 2013Japanese startup hopes you have space in your living room for their photo tilesSee the original story in Japanese. Many of us enjoy taking mobile snapshots every day, and…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Rick MartinOct 17, 2013Puzzle Derby: Japan’s latest puzzle/RPG hit is a horse racing gameWhile the Japanese mobile gaming space can be quite formulaic at times, I can’t help but…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Yukari MitsuhashiOct 17, 2013iPhone app helps you find recipes for the cutest Japanese bento boxesInstead of brown lunch bags, Japanese kids typically bring bento boxes to school for lunch. And…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaOct 16, 2013How can big companies collaborate with startups?See the original story in Japanese. This is a part of our coverage of B Dash…
Interview / News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Rick MartinOct 16, 2013Cooori: A web-based spaced repetition system for learning JapaneseThere have been many Japanese language learning software systems that have emerged over the years, but…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Junya MoriOct 16, 2013Ietty fundraises $500,000, aiming to disrupt Japanese home rental industryBased on our original story in Japanese. Ietty is a Japanese startup that provides an alternative…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Junya MoriOct 16, 2013Japanese personal finance app Moneytree raises $1.5 millionSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Moneytree, a startup that provides a personal finance app, announced…
Article Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Yukari MitsuhashiOct 15, 2013Shopping points service Smapo joins forces with RakutenBack in Feburary, we wrote about Smapo, the Japanese equivalent of Shopkick. Today, the company announced…
Article Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Yukari MitsuhashiOct 15, 2013Japanese ecommerce service boasts 70% returning usersJapanese fashion e-commerce website Factelier just celebrated its one year anniversary. As we have mentioned in…
Android Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Rick MartinOct 15, 2013With 1M people using her Zaim finance app, founder Takako Kansai has more plans aheadIt has been a while since we checked in on Japanese personal finance app Zaim. So…