Social Music Service Beatrobo Raises $600,000 in Funding
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Posts Tagged: Japan
Japanese Researchers Develop Kinect Game System that Reacts to Tongue Movement
It’s always fun to see new Kinect hacks, particularly if they are from Japan. Some of you migh...
Japanese Idol Group Engages Fans by Releasing Motion Capture Dance Data on Github
There are many approaches to making your content go viral on the web. Japanese idol group Perfume pr...
DeNA Unveils Lineup of Mobile Games with Disney
Recently it seems that all we’ve been hearing at DeNA (TYO:2432) is regarding its push into Ch...
Mobile Monday Tokyo: Sakura Under the Stars
Cherry blossom season is about to start, and the folks at Mobile Monday Tokyo aren’t wasting a...
This is Not the Capitalization You’re Looking For
So yesterday it was announced that the joint venture between Japanese social gaming company DeNA and...
Google’s Cherry Blossom Guide Might Be One of the Best Japan Tourism Initiatives Yet
Since last year’s earthquake, Japan has been struggling for ways to bring tourism back to norm...
Google Facing Legal Challenge in Japan Over Autocomplete
There are reports this morning that the Tokyo District Court “has approved a petition” b...
LinkedIn Launches Japanese ‘Navi’ Site
LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) is continuing its strong Asia push, having passed the 25 million user mark in t...
Fujitsu Acquires Toshiba’s Stake in Mobile Joint Venture
Some readers might recall our look at the Japanese smartphone market last month which showed that th...
As Zuckerberg Visits Japan, Dentsu Extends Facebook Ad Sales Deal
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu (TYO:4324) announced (pdf) with Facebook today that their one year...
Goocus Helps Users Discover Wikipedia Content Socially
Japan-based startup, Castalia, has launched Goocus today. It’s a social Wikipedia reader app f...
Cacoo Gives You a Virtual Whiteboard for Google+ Hangouts
We’ve written about Japanese startups Cacoo a few times before. You may recall that they opera...
Alien Family: GREE’s Second Game for North America
Following up on Zombie Jombie, the first title from its North American studio, Japanese social gamin...
A Smarter Tamagotchi? Japan Turns your iPhone into a Robot Dog
An iPhone can be used for just about anything these days. But the folks over at Bandai have managed ...
Japan’s NTT Docomo Reaches 2 Million LTE Subscribers
Japan’s leading mobile carrier NTT Docomo (NYSE:DCM) announced yesterday that its high speed m...
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