By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
Update: I published updated guides on how to register and how to use Nico Nico Video on Asiajin (12/31/2010). My review of Japanese Youtube “killer” Nico Nico Douga has you hooked? Learn here how to register for the site in English. Please follow the instructions given in the...
Update: I published updated guides on how to register and how to use Nico Nico Video on Asiajin (12/31/2010). It’s insane. It’s very successful. It’s very Japanese. It’s a cooler video sharing site than Youtube. It’s Nico Nico Douga (web site is Japanese only). In my...
I just stumbled upon a fairly interesting article from Japanese news agency Kyodo. As an Ex-Videogame-Otaku (I still love Sega, Konami and Capcom) I found it pretty interesting. Maybe you agree. The article from last month is very short and not really deep but a quick read. As Japan is the No. 1...
Today, I took part in the Web 2.0 Expo in Shibuya, Tokyo (other locations include San Francisco and Berlin). Well, what can I say. It was full but not awfully good. Pros: – the event is well organized – the food is good 😉 – the people attending the Expo were really nice Cons:...
I think we can all agree Facebook and Myspace are the world’s leading social networks. However, both sites play a negligible role here in Japan. Ususally only Japanese people having a lot of international friends are registered. Over here, there is only one social network that matters: Mixi...
Nowadays, it is quite hard to get a cell phone in Japan without a TV tuner built in. The first phones able to make use of the Japan-only “1seg”-system (broadcasting of digital audio and video signals) came out as early as 2005 (!). Yesterday, Sharp -the king of the ring concerning TV...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry