December 2011
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Working for World Bank
Well, it’s been quite a while…
I’ve been working for World Bank Tokyo office as a Social Media Communication Officer, which send me here in Tokyo, leaving my family behind since mid October.
Japan is hosting WB/IMF annual meeting next year, and I’m responsible for Social Media marketing at this position, yes first Japanese Social Media expert hired by WB!
Laputa Brings Japan's Otakus Together →
As the Internet continues to take over our lives, new net-related activities become popular. In Japan the video site Nico Douga has become a major destination for otaku wanting to watch various anime-related videos, and the newest trend there is watching TV broadcasts live while entering comments into the Nico system so others can see them. It’s called jikkyou (lit. “live...
October 2011
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September 2011
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Disaster preparedness to be key topic at IMF-World... →
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Friday he and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi agreed to make disaster preparedness one of the key topics at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Japan next year.
Speaking at a World Bank seminar in Washington, Zoellick said it would be good for Japan to share information about the...
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Big Japan Quakes Still a Risk →
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Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, a new prime minister of Japan →
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Tokyo 2.0
I have ideas of my next books, actually I’ve started writing some of them for some time like novels on Wikipedia and English as a corporate language in Japan. However, what strongly stimulated me into writing is a theme of “Internet and Capitalism”.
What’s the story behind the scene when Steve Jobs’ Apple became the most valuable company in the US (and in the world),...
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August 2011
5 posts
Mission in Japan is finished, for now
I came back from Japan after two months’ staying in Tokyo and Osaka. Spending more than a month in Japan was a first thing for me after 7 years, and that’s when us family moved back to the US.
I’ve done 6 seminars, appeared on Radio for 6 days, showed up on a Cable TV program, etc. My book is not quite as selling as the previous one, but so far doing fine, it went over 18K...
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Yes, he is "Mr. Hercules" in Japan →
Turned out to be a sad birthday surprise... →
June 2011
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Will Facebook Launch a Music Service in August? →
The music/tech rumor mill has been grinding away — not yet sated by the release of cloud-based music services from Google and Apple. The most recent grist? Facebook. In May, Forbes reported that Facebook was working with music subscription service Spotify on an integrated platform that would …
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March 2011
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“Massive damage by Earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan, it’s ONGOING!!”
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Pictures from Japan - Massive earthquake biggest... →
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News Hub: 200-300 Dead in Massive Japan Earthquake →
Live Streaming for news on Earthquake in Japan! →
February 2011
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January 2011
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