Events Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaMar 10, 20139 great ideas from Japan’s NICT student entrepreneur competitionJapan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) recently held its annual business plan presentation…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 8, 2013Japanese game developer Aiming raises $3.2M, eyes overseas expansionJapanese gaming company Aiming Inc has announced today that it has received almost 300 million yen…
Android Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 8, 2013On My Mobile: Metaps’ Yusuke KobayashiThis is the first in our ‘On My Mobile’ series (RSS), a modest attempt to better…
Company Profiles Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 8, 2013See how one Japanese fashion company has mastered digital marketingAs far as digital efforts in the fashion industry goes, there is an unfortunate lack of…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 8, 2013As 2-year anniversary approaches, Great East Japan Earthquake Archive goes onlineJapan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the National Diet Library have finally launched an…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 7, 2013Japan’s ‘Kiddy’ is a photo diary for iPhone that keeps grandma in the loopHaving recently joined the ranks of parenthood, I’ve been in the market for useful apps with…
Business Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaMar 7, 2013Tokyo-based advertising startup FreakOut raises $5.3M from Yahoo JapanFreakOut is a Tokyo-based startup developing a smartphone advertising platform for real-time bidding (RTB). Today it…
Company Profiles Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiMar 7, 2013Japanese curation site Naver Matome boasts 41 million users, cures information overloadThis is part of our ‘Japanese internet in-depth’ series (RSS). Stay tuned for more features that…
Company Profiles Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaMar 7, 2013Looking for a job in Japan? Dragon Gate lets you pitch your skills to Japanese companiesDragon Gate is a job matching site that connects foreign students to Japanese companies. It was…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinMar 7, 2013New iPhone app from Domino’s Japan has virtual star Hatsune Miku dance on your pizzaDomino’s Pizza has announced a pretty interesting high-tech collaboration that will create a new version of…