Social Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byThe BridgeFeb 6, 2013Could Japan’s next pop supergroup be crowdfunded?This is part of our Crowdfunding in Japan series (RSS. Services like KickStarter have become a…
Design Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiFeb 5, 2013Is your iPhone dirty? Japan has a miniature zamboni robot that’ll clean it!In a recent survey, 88% of smartphone users responded that they are often bothered by finger…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaFeb 5, 2013News curation app Gunosy raises $342,000 from angel investorsGunosy, a Tokyo-based startup which runs a news curation service, announced today it has raised 31.6…
Design Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byThe BridgeFeb 5, 2013How a Japanese team is crowdfunding a lunar roverThis is part of our Crowdfunding in Japan series (RSS). Services like KickStarter have become a…
Apps Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byRick MartinFeb 5, 2013Japan’s top photo app ‘Transform Camera’ delivers disguises on demandI’m really enjoying all the fun photo applications coming out of Japan recently, and one in…
iOS Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiFeb 5, 2013Build your own iPhone-controlled RC car!For many people, driving a radio-controlled car is one of their most treasured childhood memories. Even…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaFeb 5, 2013Yahoo Japan Takes 10% Stake of Wedding SiteNikkei Business Online is reporting that Yahoo Japan (TYO:4689) has taken more than a 10% stake…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byMasaru IkedaFeb 4, 2013Rakuten to take 32.5% stake of fashion commerce site Stylife for $5.37MJapanese e-commerce giant Rakuten (JSD:4755) announced today it would acquire Stylife (JDS:3037), one of Japan’s largest…
Company Profiles Share x facebook whatsapp Posted bykigoyamaFeb 4, 2013Japanese fashion coordination site iQON raises $3.2M, will boost marketing effortsSee original story in Japanese Vasily, a Tokyo-based startup which runs online fashion coordination service iQON,…
Company Profiles Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byYukari MitsuhashiFeb 4, 2013In Japan, there is no escaping Rakuten’s reachRakuten-Ichiba, Japan’s biggest online mall, celebrated its 15th anniversary last May. Rakuten (JSD:4755) originally launched back…