Japan News
Innovative Language Learning and ChineseClass101.com Offer a Childhood of Chinese with New Video Series
A new video series from ChineseClass101.com makes it fun and easy to learn some of the hardest words in the Chinese language. - March 05, 2010 - Innovative Language Learning
Business in Japan Announces Business in Japan Night at the Shin-Marunouchi Building on April 7, 2010
World's largest networking group for English-speaking professionals looking to do business in, with, and/or related to Japan announces follow-up event to Japan's largest general networking event - March 03, 2010 - Business in Japan
FEWJapan: Women's Executive Organization Holds Entrepreneur Event: the Foreign Buyer's Club: Setting Up a Business in Japan, from the Beginning of the Story to Now
Join the members and guests of FEWJapan for the March 2010 meeting. The guest speaker is Chuck Grafft, Founder of the Foreign Buyers Club Japan. He will share key tips to entrepreneurial success in Japan. - February 19, 2010 - FEWJapan
FEWJapan: Women's Executive Organization Holds Afghanistan Charity Benefit: Brownies and Books
On Saturday, February 20, 2010, bring and swap your unwanted books, DVDs & CDs and join members and friends of FEW (For Empowering Women in Japan) in a book/DVD/CD swap meet and brownies benefit for girls schools in Afghanistan. - February 19, 2010 - FEWJapan
Pool Inc. Releases Manga Balloon Maker for iPhone - an App that Lets You Put Words in People's Mouths
Pool Inc. today releases Manga Balloon Maker ver. 1 for iPhone and iPod Touch, an app that allows users to caption photos with speech- and thought-balloons containing text then share them via email or Twitter. - February 10, 2010 - Pool Inc
The Most Expensive Wine in Asia Reported by Yats Wine Cellars
Some of the most expensive wines have made their way into the plush cellars of Asian Wine Collectors. Yats Wine Cellars lists some of the most expensive wines in Asia. - February 02, 2010 - Yats Wine Cellars
Wine in Philippines - Yats Wine Cellars Unveils Classic 2005 French Wines in Manila
The hallowed 2005 vintage has been heralded as the greatest vintage ever seen in France. Yats Wine Cellars managed to avoid soaring prices and present to Philippines wine lovers an interesting and practical selection of 2005 vintage wine. - January 27, 2010 - Yats Wine Cellars
Teamstudio® Announces Partnership with Teamworks Solutions
Channel partner program expands into India. - January 21, 2010 - Teamstudio
FEWJapan: Women's Executive Organization Holds Healthy Lifestyle Event: the Natural Way to Kickstart 2010
Date: Thursday January 14, 2010; Time: 7:00pm; Location: TokyoEnglishLifeline(TELL) Community Center Minami Aoyama; Price: ¥3000 for members, ¥6000 for guests. January meeting speakers August Hergesheimer and Susie Rucker, are experts at weight loss, detox, and anti-aging tips that fit with the fast pace of Tokyo life. - January 12, 2010 - FEWJapan
Tokyo Hacker Space Announces Its First Annual Open House Bonenkai Saturday December 12, 2009
Date: Saturday December 12, Time: 12:00 start, Location: http://www.tokyohackerspace.org/en/book/how-to-get-there Details: http://www.tokyohackerspace.org/en/event/2009/12/12/day - Hacker spaces are community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects. Tokyo HackerSpace is an open, bilingual community lab, studio, workbench, sewing circle, machine shop, with Japanese and foreign members. - December 11, 2009 - Tokyo Hacker Space
Modern Media Japan Offers DIY WebVideo Workshop in Tokyo for Independent Businesspeople, Artists and Intrapreneurs
In this Modern Media Japan workshop, attendees will learn how to: plan, storyboard, shoot, edit, distribute and promote a short movie, using consumer equipment. The workshop will cover the ins and outs of telling stories with digital media, principles of effective editing, techniques for optimizing the video for search, easy distribution, and simple metrics using easily available, free services. - December 10, 2009 - Modern Media Japan
FEWJapan: Women's Executive Organization Holds End of Year Event: FEW Jazzy Nights and Twinkling Lights
Date: Thursday December 10, 2009; Time: 7:00pm; Location: Stellato Restaurant Shirokanedai; Price: ¥5000 for members, ¥8000 for guests; It's FEWJapan's end of year celebration. FEW, was founded in 1981 by two foreign female entrepreneurs wishing to create a professional and social network empowering women in Tokyo. FEW has evolved tremendously since then. - December 09, 2009 - FEWJapan
Holiday Shopping Made Simple - Accessories Trunk Show: Gye Nyame and Moku Medo Collections at the Kimono Wine Bar
Ladies are made to be adored...and adorned. The Kimono Wine Bar can help with the second: on Saturday December 5, come and revel in two very unique, very different takes on gorgeous jewelry: Gye Nyame Japan Authentic Ghanian Design curated by Petra Laptiste Illot Collection of handcrafted sculptural earrings by designer Mary Fidler - November 26, 2009 - Kimono Wine Bar
Cupcakes by Day - Wine Bar by Night: Notting Hill Cakes and The Kimono Wine Bar Launch a Delicious Destination
The Kimono Wine Bar debuted on Tuesday, September 8, on Nisseki-Dori in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo. The Wine Bar shares a cozy, chic space with Notting Hill Cakes & Gifts, this upscale professional neighborhood’s purveyor of delicious cakes and treats. The Kimono Wine Bar specializes in New World Wines and complementary snacks in an elegant, relaxed atmosphere that's great for conversation. Owned and operated by famed Tokyo hospitality maven, Lauren Shannon. - November 24, 2009 - Kimono Wine Bar
Unique Explanation of Mary’s Virgin Birth Offered in Er Nuylan’s The First Christmas, Published by Outskirts Press
In Er Nuylan’s new work of fiction, The First Christmas: What Could Have Actually Happened, published by Outskirts Press, the author bravely asks the question, “How could Jesus be born without a human biological father…or was he?” Religiously faithful in tone, this first... - November 24, 2009 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Westernfield Holdings Ramping Up Carbon Offset Funding
Westernfield Holdings Inc. is looking to ramp up funding for carbon offset projects in Asia that fall within the guidelines of the U.N.’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and is jointly financing an $80 million Malaysian project. Westernfield Holdings Inc., which is aiming to become... - November 19, 2009 - Westernfield Holding Inc.
Power Point Capital, LLC Names Daishiro Royo New CFO
New CFO Brings Decades of Diverse Financial Experience at Fast-Growth Companies. - November 09, 2009 - Power Point Capital
US New Home Sales Expected to Rise 2.6 Pct Notes Charles Goh CEO and Chairman at Takahashi Nakamura in Japan
New home sales forecast to rise for sixth-straight month in September spurred by tax credit states Charles Goh CEO and Chairman at Takahashi Nakamura in Japan - October 31, 2009 - Takahashi Nakamura Associates
IGNIS Innovation Demonstrates Breakthroughs in AMOLED Backplane Technology at FPD International 2009
AdMo(TM) & MaxLife(TM) platforms will grow the AMOLED market & reduce costs. - October 28, 2009 - IGNIS Innovation Inc.
Introducing a New Way to Earn Affiliate Money - kogaiga.com
Still using blogs and e-mails to promote affiliate products? A new tool to earn more money for you is now available from kogaiga.com (http://kogaiga.com/). - October 06, 2009 - kogaiga.com
Tuvalu Visualization Project Was Launched
Tuvalu Visualization Project is an art project visualizing information of Tuvalu on Google Earth. This project has been executed as a joint research of NPO Tuvalu Overview and Hidenori Watanave Laboratory @ Tokyo Metropolitan University from September 2008. - October 04, 2009 - Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Japan Private Language Teaching Goes 2.0
Teacher-in-Japan.com is one of the first sites of its kind to include connectivity with big "Web 2.0" successes, in an attempt to revive a declining market. - October 03, 2009 - teacher-in-japan.com
"peatea" Bookmarks Any Part of a Web Page
GOGA, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) released a web tool "peatea" which enables you to bookmark any position of a web page. - September 21, 2009 - GOGA, Inc.
Ad Analytics - Easy Advertisement Counting Tool Using Google Analytics
GOGA, Inc. released a simple click counter tool "Ad Analytics" which enables you to confirm advertising performance using a wealth of the report pages of Google Analytics. - September 17, 2009 - GOGA, Inc.
Business in Japan to Host Second In-Person Networking Event
World's largest online networking group for English-speaking professionals currently or looking to do business in, with and/or related to Japan to host follow-up event October 28, 2009 in Tokyo. - August 30, 2009 - Business in Japan
Inkiness 1.1 : Newest Version of iPhone/iPod Touch App Released
Fenrir Inc. is pleased to announce the upgrade of their iPhone/iPod touch application, Inkiness. Inkiness is a simple writing tool with touches of luxurious stationery. With Inkiness 1.1, you can write, draw, and doodle effortlessly on the iPhone / iPod Touch. Your script written with your finger will be transformed into smooth curves just like when writing with real ink. For detail, please visit their website. - July 18, 2009 - Fenrir Inc
New Website of Japanese Culture Experience Programs & Tours in Tokyo
Thirdagestyle corp., travel agency in Tokyo has opened a new website of Japanese Culture Experience programs & Tours for foreign visitors to Japan and foreign residents in Japan. - July 08, 2009 - Thirdagestyle
FTP Futures Ranked in Top Ten of Japan Finance Magazine Annual Online Broker Ratings
Japan Finance Magazine 12th Annual Survey of the Best Online Brokers, once again named FTP Futures , the award- winning online brokerage firm, in its yearly ranking of online brokerage firms. - June 20, 2009 - Fukumoto Toshihiro and Partners Futures Trading
Nikko Hotels Summer Deals Offer Affordable Escape
To help ease summer travelers through the recession, Nikko Hotels announces summer packages at five locations: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bali, San Francisco and Fujairah. Guests can vacation at these destinations in luxury accommodations, without digging too deeply into their pockets. Below are the... - June 19, 2009 - JAL Hotels Co., Ltd.
DES Options Introduces 24-Hour Futures Trading
DES Options today announced the availability of 24-hour trading for a wide range of electronically traded futures contracts, including many of the most popular financial currency, metals and energy futures. In addition to allowing investors to place trades at any time these markets are open, DES... - May 27, 2009 - DES Options
Used Farm Equipment Exporter Provides Tips to Buy the Best Used Tractors
Buying used farm equipments has received huge popularity through the recent years due to the rock bottomed market conditions. Hence it is high time to reveal the tips for buying the best used farm equipments online, according to the professionals of used-farm-machine.com. - May 21, 2009 - UsedFarmMachine
BDA Advises WestLB on the Divestment of Its Stake in the Tokyo Stock Exchange to Two Separate Buyers
German bank WestLB has reduced its exposure to the Japanese market, divesting its ownership position in the Tokyo Stock Exchange Group. BDA represented WestLB, identified buyers, and executed a successful sellside process - May 10, 2009 - BDA Partners Ltd
News!eye Global News Aggregation and Translation Service to Offer High-Performance, Low-Cost Web-Based News Monitoring for All Over the World
News!eye offers excellent performance while remaining the lowest cost news aggregator in the world, and makes continuous global research of competing services, coverage of your company's press releases in the news, and news about related industries much easier to monitor. - May 06, 2009 - CyberNautes, Inc.
Maeda Koichi Joins DES Options as Head of Director of Client Services
Maeda Koichi has joined DES Options, a premier brokerage and investment firm, as Director of Client Services. Prior to joining DES Options, Maeda had a successful career at Investment Bank of Osaka spanning 10 years. Koichi spent the last 8 years as a Vice President of at Prime Brokerage unit,... - May 06, 2009 - DES Options
IRS & Partners Offers Free Advice
IRS & Partners law firm is holding a week of free advice sessions for people and with legal problems. - April 29, 2009 - IRS & Partners
DES Options Releases Software for Direct Access Stock and Options Trading
Online options broker DES Options has introduced DES OptionsPro, a client-based software platform that provides active and high volume traders the high-speed, direct-access trading capabilities they require. DES OptionsPro is a direct-access trading platform for active stock and option traders and... - April 16, 2009 - DES Options
Block Imaging International, Inc., Announces New Office in Japan
Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier global provider of Used and Refurbished Medical Imaging Systems, Parts and Services, announced today the opening of their Japanese subsidiary, Nihon Block Imaging KK., located in Tokyo, Japan. The new Japan office will be managed by Mr. Takashi Ito,... - April 08, 2009 - Block Imaging
New iPhone App Lets You Blow Out the Candles on Your Birthday Cake
AppTOKYO, a collaboration between three of Japan’s most influential entertainment and software companies, has developed a new iPhone application called “Happy Birthday Cake” available at the iTunes App Store or through the AppTOKYO website. - March 31, 2009 - AppTOKYO
Mallet Japan to Launch Its First Auction Specialized in Ukiyo-e, the Floating World Wood Block Prints
Mallet Japan- Ukiyo-e/ Modern & Contemporary Art, Sale No.090424, Auction: April 24th at 4:00 pm, Session I: Ukiyo-e prints [lots 1-92], Session II: Modern & Contemporary Art [lots 93-381], Preview: April 21st to 23rd from 10:30am to 7:00pm - March 29, 2009 - Mallet Japan
Aplix Elected to JCP Executive Committee for Micro Edition
Aplix Corporation, a world leader in delivering software innovations, was recently elected to the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee (EC) for Micro Edition (ME). - March 29, 2009 - Aplix Corporation
“Totally Free Word Mail Merging Solution” - OPRO Japan Announces the Launch of OPROARTS Apps Easy Merge for Salesforce.com
OPRO Japan Co., Ltd, unveiled a new Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for the Salesforce.com AppExchange platform. Named OPROARTS Apps Easy Merge– this is offered free of charge for the Salesforce community which provides users with a user friendly, secure Word mail merging solution to... - March 19, 2009 - OPRO Japan Co., Ltd
Japanese and American Stock Valuation and Financial Analysis System Tools
The Japanese company, Blue Marlin Partners, Inc announced the release of the English version of " Valuation Matrix," an online system tool which offers valuation and financial analysis solutions for more than 20,000 listed Japanese and American companies. - March 18, 2009 - Blue Marlin Partners
AppTOKYO Creates iPhone Applications for the U.S. Market
AppTOKYO*, a collaboration between three of Japan’s most influential entertainment and software companies, has begun developing iPhone applications for the English-speaking market. These applications are available now on the iTunes App Store, or at the official website, http://www.apptokyo.com/us/ - March 05, 2009 - AppTOKYO
Ishida Launches Global Website "ishida.com"
Ishida launches its global website "ishida.com" on March 2, 2009. The aims of website is to provide the information of Ishida’s technologies, products and corporate information for customers all over the world. This website consists of the three main contents; Technology... - March 02, 2009 - Ishida Co., Ltd.
Japanese Cars
Japanese Auto Mart Now in Kampala, Uganda - February 24, 2009 - Japanese Auto Mart
PicknBuy24.com Released Customer’s Voices Sent from the World
PicknBuy24.com, a Japanese used car online shop (URL; http://www.picknbuy24.com, operated by AGASTA CO., LTD. listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.) has received over 150 letters from satisfied customer since opening of the web site on Dec 2006. The letters contain the stories of the excitement and... - February 15, 2009 - AGASTA CO., LTD
Nippon News and Japan Today Form Strategic Partnership for Larger News Network
Tokyo-based news agency Nippon News announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with leading news portal Japan Today, which will lead to increased offerings in news content. - February 13, 2009 - Nippon News Co., Ltd.
Two New Advisers Join NEXT Futures
NEXT Futures, is an Independent brokerage and investment firm, pleased to announce that financial advisers Patrick Baker and Tsuyoshi Hattori have joined the firm. “We’re pleased to have Patrick and Tsuyoshi as part of our growing team,” said Makoto Saito, president and principal... - January 31, 2009 - NEXT Futures Co. Ltd.
Japanese Education Experts Sign Up for The Q Group's Learning Solutions
The Q Group's innovative learning solutions will soon be widely available in Japan as education specialists Edvec sign key distribution agreement. - January 23, 2009 - The Q Group
NEXT Futures Launches Gold Futures Contract as the New Trading Product
NEXT Futures is an independent brokerage and investment firm launches gold futures contract as the new trading product. With the rise in demand for commodity trading, especially spot gold and silver, NEXT Futures added the instruments to its trading platform to provide traders additional... - January 15, 2009 - NEXT Futures Co. Ltd.