I had the pleasure of attending two IT/Web industry-related events in Tokyo on Wednesday. 1) UltraSuperTube Vol. 2The UltraSuperTube Vol. 2 party was well attended. It was organized by Tokyo-based interactive agency UltraSuperNew. The company also celebrated its first anniversay (Congratulations...
Web event in Tokyo: Report on Asiajin
I know quite a bunch of people are expecting to see a report on Tuesday’s tokyo2point0 event here in Tokyo on my blog. This time (and maybe in the future as well) I am writing on Asiajin about it. As previously announced, I became editor there. So please check out my report on Asiajin and...
Review: Japan’s No. 2 social network GREE
Mixi is the quasi-standard when it comes to social network usage in Japan (read more in my Mixi-review). Japan’s second largest social network is called GREE. There is no information in English available about GREE online. That means outside Japan almost no one knows about this Web site even...
New article at Asiajin (I became editor)
I am happy to announce today that I am new editor at Asiajin (here is my former post about this amibitious blog project in English). Asiajin’s mission is basically the same as Tokyotronic’s: To expose the power of the Japanese IT industry to the world. In my view, genuine IT and web...
Japan’s top 50 blogs
Following up on my recent article about Japan’s top 50 web sites, I now decided to publish what is probably the only hit list in English covering this country’s most popular blogs in detail. As you may know, Japan is THE country of bloggers with some sources claiming there are more...
Japaaan: New SNS to uncover Japan’s hidden must-go spots
As many people know, it is true that Japan is a big and beautiful country with a rich cultural heritage. Even a metropolis Tokyo has its nice places. I am kind of affiliated with the German embassy here in Tokyo and from what I hear Japan doesn’t do a really good of promoting the country in...