Android Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 19, 2013Alpaca bashing game inexplicably popular in Japan with 1 million downloadsWe’ve featured some strange Japanese mobile games here on SD Japan in the past, but this…
Startups Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaMar 19, 2013How a Japanese stealth startup plans to push small business accounting to the cloudTokyo-based startup CFO K.K. today unveiled a cloud-based accounting solution called Freee, a service that aims…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 19, 2013Language Cloud gets investment boost from CyberAgent VenturesCyberAgent Ventures, the venture capital arm of CyberAgent (TSE:4751), has announced its investment in language education…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 18, 2013Yahoo Japan offers to rescue Google Reader refugeesA number of services are already reaping the benefits of the Google Reader’s impending retirement this…
Features Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 18, 2013‘Super lettuce’ grown under LED lights in JapanJapanese families who live along side Tokyo’s Odakyu train line can now enjoy more nutritious vegetables…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 18, 2013Japanese hit game ‘Puzzle and Dragons’ gets its own online storeAs if GungHo Entertainment’s hit mobile game Puzzle and Dragons wasn’t making enough money already, now…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 17, 2013Japan tech this week: Remembering the past and building for the futureWe’ve had another fun week here at SD, doing our best to bring you interesting tech…
Social Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 16, 2013How Japan’s Keio University is reaching out to potential students abroadMy old school, Keio University, is attracting some attention to its newly launched website, intended to…
Fun tech Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaMar 15, 2013A brainwave music player so nice, Japan made it twiceDuring the past week, a Japanese startup and a Japanese university both brought us innovative music…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 15, 2013This iPhone app from Japan might be the sexiest calculator ever [Video]Here’s a light app feature to close out the week on a light note. A friend…