Posts Tagged: Japan


Japan Plans New Super-Fast Supercomputer

Japan Plans New Super-Fast Supercomputer

In news that is totally awesome, Japan’s science ministry has announced it plans to build a su...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Line is Growing Faster Than Ever, Now Up to 150 Million Users

Far from nearing a saturation point, the messaging app Line is actually growing faster than ever. Ha...

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  • May 1, 2013
  • at 7:30 pm
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Japan’s GungHo Hits $10 Billion Market Cap

There is no end to GungHo's Puzzle and Dragons hype in Japan, it seems.

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  • April 26, 2013
  • at 5:18 pm
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Gengo Gets $12 Million Funding for Crowdsourced Translation Service

The Tokyo-based startup that makes Gengo, the enterprise-oriented crowdsourced translation service, ...

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  • April 25, 2013
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Konami Brings Asian Champions League Teams to Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, Courting Asian Gamers?

Konami Brings Asian Champions League Teams to Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, Courting Asian Gamers?

When it comes to soccer1, there’s one brand global video gamers prefer: FIFA. Despite being th...

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  • April 24, 2013
  • at 2:35 am
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Lean Startup Machine Goes to Tokyo, Launches #LeanTOKYO

Startup friends in Tokyo will be pleased to know that the Lean Startup Machine will be holding its f...

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  • April 17, 2013
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Nameko Saibai: How “Japan’s Angry Birds” Racked Up 30 Million Downloads

Dr. Serkan Toto is a gaming expert and independent consultant based in Tokyo. You can follow him on ...

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  • April 15, 2013
  • at 4:33 pm
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Puzzle & Dragons Now At 12 Million Players in Japan [CHART]

Dr. Serkan Toto is a gaming expert and independent consultant based in Tokyo. You can follow him on ...

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  • April 11, 2013
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DeNA Hits Record $2 Billion in Revenues for 2012, But Quarterly Profits and Income Slip Again

Japan-based social gaming platform DeNA (TYO:2432) has just rolled out its Q4 and full-year 2012 fin...

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  • May 9, 2013
  • at 3:32 pm
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Line Targets Kids With Toy Smartphone (PICS)

Together with Takaratomy, the popular mobile chat application is targeting kids with its upcoming Li...

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  • April 29, 2013
  • at 7:51 pm
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MoneyTree Japan

MoneyTree Launches as a Mint for Japan, Connects With 30 Japanese Banks

MoneyTree, a Tokyo-based startup, has just launched its iOS finance app today. The service is basica...

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  • April 26, 2013
  • at 1:30 pm
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Yahoo Japan and SoftBank Capital Are Investing $20M To Bring More US Startups To Japan

Yahoo Japan and SoftBank Capital Are Investing $20M To Bring More US Startups To Japan

If there was any doubt that Japan is still a hot market for startups, this news should clear any dou...

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  • April 25, 2013
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GREE is Secretly Pushing Tellit, Its Mobile Messaging App

Japanese mobile gaming giant, GREE, has been secretly pushing its mobile messaging app, Tellit (Tell...

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  • April 17, 2013
  • at 8:42 pm
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Softbank Sprint Dish deal

Dish Offers $25.5 Billion For Sprint, Disrupting the American Dream of Japan’s Softbank

Softbank (TYO:9984) offered $20 billion for mobile telco Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) last year, but the d...

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  • April 15, 2013
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VietnamWorks, Vietnam’s Top Online Recruitment Site, Gets Acquired By En-Japan

In a surprise move today, en-japan, from Japan obviously, is acquiring Navigos group, the company be...

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  • April 11, 2013
  • at 10:54 pm
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Line Enters E-book Business With Line Manga

Line Corporation popular messaging app, Line, has launched Line Manga yesterday.

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  • April 10, 2013
  • at 10:02 am
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