By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
DeNA has announced they have partnered up with Tokyo-based anime production company Aniplex to bring social games based on anime titles from the Aniplex catalog to Mobage users. The first title to be turned into a Mobage game is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, an anime series that’s based...
What does GREE CEO Yoshikazu Tanaka think about his company and Japan’s chances of a recovery after the triple disasters that hit this country on March 11? NHK World recently aired an interview with Tanaka (in English), and you can watch it here (sorry, it’s not embeddable). He’s...
Yahoo Japan, the country’s biggest website, and major convenience store chain Lawson have signed a deal under which the companies will promote each other’s products and services. First, Lawson will establish a virtual shopping mall selling many of their own products plus items listed on...
CyberAgent continues its South East Asian investment spree: through subsidiary CyberAgent Ventures the company acquired a 20% stake in Vietnam’s top Internet search advertising agency Clever Advertising. Further details of the deal weren’t disclosed. CyberAgent says that 30% of...
Facebook Japan has launched Facebook Deals, an e-coupon service that was introduced in the US in November 2010. In the official announcement, Facebook Japan says lists up 14 partner companies, including big names such as Domino’s, Lawson, Adidas Japan, GAP, and others. Japanese users...
Rakuten isn’t stopping: after building up presences in North America, all parts of Asia, and Europe, it’s now South America’s turn. Japan’s biggest e-commerce company has bought a 75% stake in Ikeda, a Sao-Paolo-based e-retailer. Further details weren’t disclosed...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry