New SoftBank Wifi Spot Logo T-Shirt, Already Sold Out
Born out of a tweet by Masayoshi Son, president of SoftBank Co., is a Uniqlo-collaborative t-shirt adorned with the cute Softbank “Wi-Fi....
22 Sep 3:47 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
[Essay] Public Wifi: United States and Japan
Residents and visitors of New York City will get free wifi access in their public parks soon, various online news outlets announced yester....
17 Sep 5:42 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otosan Gets A New Dad? Part II
In the latest Softbank commercial, we continue where we left off last time whereby Otosan’s mother announces that she will be getting marr....
12 Sep 2:54 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Gundam Phone Is Here
All fans rejoice, the 945SHG Ver.GP30th RX-78-2 is out. Pardon me? The 945SHG Ver.GP30th RX-78-2? The Gundam phone, in short. It’s just So....
10 Sep 8:13 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“We” the people
New ad for Softbank…this is hanging in Yokohama station. Just thought it was interesting considering my previous discussion of “WE” so....
7 Sep 12:24 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otosan Gets A New Dad?
In the latest Softbank commercial, the White Family seems to have a new addition to the family as Otosan’s mother announces that she will ....
29 Aug 3:39 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank Sends 6 Walking WiFi Ninja To Comiket To Cover Up Cellphone Demand
The 78th Comiket(Comic Market), the world’s largest self-published comic book fair, was held again this summer in Tokyo bay side. This su....
24 Aug 12:29 am  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shibuya Crossing Ads
Hi! A short introduction. My name is Shiranwa. I’ve lived in Japan for the past 7 years and thought I’d help Yonasu ou....
22 Aug 10:40 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otosan and His Puppies
The last time we saw Otosan, he was still riding the waves. He recently attended the an event to promote the movie release of Cats and Dogs,....
20 Aug 4:45 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
1 in 4 DoCoMo Japan Subscribers Wants the iPhone
To finish with today’s stories about DoCoMo and its smartphone strategy, here’s an interesting poll that MMD Lab ran a few days ago. Its....
5 Aug 6:53 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taking social games to the next level
Tonchidot's Sekai Yuusha (Global Hero) allows you to hunt monsters in the real world with the aid of your cell phone Social gaming is ....
4 Aug 6:28 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank To Launch JV With Zynga To Spread Social Games In Japan
On Thursday, Softbank had a briefing on the first quarter financial result of FY2010, and unveiled they would invest in Z....
30 Jul 10:25 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otosan Goes Surfing
Softbank’s wonder dog Otosan is capable of doing anything, including winning an election, playing soccer, and bowling. What you didn’t ....
30 Jul 12:15 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New DPJ Manifesto Calls for Puppy Subsidies
SHIBA, Japan (IG News) — The Democratic Party of Japan announced a new subsidy for puppies following a stunning repudiation by Japanese v....
13 Jul 1:11 am  from  InvisibleGaijin   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otosan Victory Interview
Yesterday we saw Otosan winning his first political campaign and today we get to see him receiving an interview about his victory. It gets ....
12 Jul 10:19 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otosan Wins Election
As you all know, Japan is currently having an election for its upper house. After a month of intense campaigning, Otosan finally manages to ....
11 Jul 9:11 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank Rides the IPhone Wave
Softbank recorded a net gain of 229,500 new subscribers in June, easily outstripping the 164,000 reported by the country’s biggest provide....
8 Jul 4:25 pm  from  Gaijin Coder   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan DoCoMo to Abandon SIM Lock by 2011. Really?
There’s been a surge of articles today about NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest operator, apparently announcing it would go SIM lock free by ne....
7 Jul 3:04 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank Frameworks let you send packages using Twitter ID
Softbank Frameworks is a logistics company and a subsidiary of Softbank. Recently they have added a new service to their already original ....
6 Jul 4:47 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank Mobile to offer free ADSL connection alongwith free femtocell
Announced recently, Softbank Mobile will offer free Ubiquisys femtocell 3G access points and free ADSL connection to their customers. As ....
5 Jul 6:13 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gundam Phone
If you’re a fan of 「ガンダム」 (“Gundam“), there has been many things in Tokyo that you would love…the “life size” Gundam....
2 Jul 1:28 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank Mobile start offering “unlimited data plan” for usage in abroad
Softbank announced yesterday that their subscribers will be able to get an “unlimited data plan” for their global roaming-enabled mobile....
29 Jun 3:07 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank to Offer Overseas Roaming Unlimited Data Plan
This has been mentioned by Softbank President Masayoshi Son several times over the last few months, but finally details are starting to leak....
28 Jun 12:48 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otosan Tweets For His Political Campaign
In the latest episode of Softbank commercial, Otosan is seen campaigning on the streets, and the next thing we see is him hanging out at the....
26 Jun 3:35 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Liveblog: iPhone World Premier in Japan
It’s finally here! Watch us live from 7:00am Thursday, June 24 to watch as the first iPhone 4s go one sale in Japan. Join in the liveblog ....
23 Jun 9:35 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vote For Otosan!
With all the past Prime Ministers failing to meet the expectation of Japanese folks, its time for a real manly character to take the respons....
21 Jun 8:47 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank Closes iPhone 4 Pre-Orders in Japan
Just five days after opening pre-orders and another five days until the iPhone 4 officially goes on sale in Japan, Softbank has closed pre-o....
19 Jun 1:10 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
iPhone 4 Pre-Orders in Japan Bring Frustration and Some iPhones
I’ve just gotten home after a very long day. Pre orders for the new Apple iPhone 4 started today across the globe and Japan was right at t....
16 Jun 1:56 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Get in Line: iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Start in Japan
Well, not quite.  But all has been revealed and if you want to be the first to get an iPhone 4 on your block, read on. Cutting it very clo....
14 Jun 4:33 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank to accept pre-orders for iPhone 4
The official launch date of iPhone 4 is June 24 but if you are in Japan, you can make sure you are getting yours as soon as it is out as S....
8 Jun 6:04 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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