Blog Archives for the tag Japan

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Evernote: Signups for New Chinese Service are "Off The Chart"

It’s been less than a week since Evernote unveiled its dedicated Chinese service, but already downloads of standalone Yinxiang Biji app are “off the charts”, according to Troy Malone, the…

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Japan's DoCoMo to Launch Cloud Services for Smartphones

Japan’s leading operator DoCoMo has announced a series of cloud based services that will soon launch under its new ‘docomo cloud’ initiative, that seeks to tap into the country’s growing…

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Flipboard Launches a Fully Localized Service in Japan [Updated]

Flipboard announced that it is adding audio to its blockbuster social magazine but another important detail that the company also revealed today is the launch of a fully localized app…

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Japanese Social Network Mixi Reportedly Set For New Owner

Japan’s ground breaking social network Mixi is reportedly set to be sold with its founder looking to offload his 55 percent majority stake in the company, according to tech blog…

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CEO Change Won't Affect Yahoo's Move to Leave Japanese JV

Yahoo Japan has rejected claims that Yahoo’s latest change of leader will impact upon the potential sale of its share in the Japanese joint venture, as the troubled Web firm…

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Japan's Gaming Firms will Cooperate with Regulation

The Japanese mobile gaming giants DeNA, GREE and the remainder of the industry have confirmed that they will work with authorities to remove a lucrative but controversial gaming mechanism from their services. As…

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PayPal and Operator SoftBank Launch PayPal Japan Joint Venture

PayPal is keen to extend its reach into new markets, which includes a push into China, and now the online payment specialist has confirmed its move into Japan, as the Wall…

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GREE Founder Loses $406M as Japan's Markets Crash on Game Probe Rumor

Over the weekend we reported that the Japanese government could be set to rule the lucrative ‘kompu gacha’ games genre illegal. It’s a move that could significantly impact the country’s…

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Yahoo Browser to Rival Google for Mobile Revenues in Japan

Android’s Droid browser may be the world’s most popular mobile browser, thanks to the phenomenal rise of the Google-owned operating system, but it has a just got a very worthy…

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Japanese Messaging App Line Passes 30 Million Downloads

It’s been a busy last month or so for Japan-based mobile messaging service Line, which has announced that it has seen 10 million new downloads since April, taking its total…

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Twitter CEO: We Won't be Buying an Instagram Rival

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has insisted that Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of Instagram will not sway the microblogging service into buying a similar photo-sharing service, WSJ Real Time Japan reports. Comments…

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Twitter Looks to Develop Revenues in Japan with Sales Push

Twitter is aiming to increase its sales operations in Japan as it focuses on developing its business Japan, as part of its efforts to grow revenue from overseas, Bloomberg reports….

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Twitter Introduces Brand Pages in Japan

Twitter first launched brand pages in the US in December last year and four months later the advertising feature has come to Japan, the first market in Asia. DoCoMo, the country’s…

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LinkedIn Releases How-To Guide in Japan

LinkedIn is following a tried and tested method for increasing user numbers and activity in Japan, after it launched a ‘Navi” site, aka online how-to guide, to demonstrate how the…

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Japan Smartphone Shipments to Rise by 55%

The growth of Japan’s smartphone market is set to continue at pace, after research firm IDC predicted that smartphone shipments to the country will increase by 55 percent this year….