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TOKYO, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NHN Japan Corp. announced on June 14 that it will hold a conference on July 3 regarding its free-calling and free-messaging app "LINE" at Shibuya Hikarie Hall (Tokyo, Japan). At the conference, titled 'Hello, Friends in Tokyo 2012', NHN Japan will give details about increasing the commercialization of LINE's services through the development of its platform integration, as well as its vision of LINE's future. Since the launch of LINE on June 23,...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California-based airline, announces a new interline agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL), offering seamless travel on the networks of both carriers across their respective North American and Asian routes. Virgin America has grown to 18 destinations, a fleet of 52 new aircraft and more than 2,600 teammates since its launch in August 2007. In addition to the new JAL agreement, Virgin America has interline...
TOKYO, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NHN Japan Corporation announced on June 12 the release of the Windows (R) Phone version of LINE, its free-calling and free-messaging app. Using "Metro UI" featuring an intuitive design allowing for greater operability, NHN Japan is strengthening the cross-platform integration of its services. http://naverland.naver.jp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LINEforWP.jpg LINE is a smartphone app which allows users to enjoy free calls and messages to one...
TOKYO, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXON Co., Ltd. ("Nexon") (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games, today announced that it has made a strategic investment in NCsoft Corporation ("NCsoft") (036570.SE), a global online game developer and publisher. Nexon today acquired 3,218,091 shares of NCsoft in a private transaction from Chairman, CEO, and Founder Taek Jin Kim at a price per share of KRW 250,000 in cash, for a total acquisition cost of KRW 804,522,750,000. As...
TOKYO, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Morris Japan Inc. announced its new search portal site at UTESTATE.com (http://www.utestate.com/en), specially designed for people looking for apartments to rent. The site offers rental information in several languages, including English, Chinese,and Japanese. Daily updates are available in English and Chinese, listing over one hundred rental opportunities in the Tokyo area, including Minato-ku, Shibuya-ku, Shinagawa-ku, Chiyoda-ku and...
Morris Japan Inc. announced its new search portal site at UTESTATE.com (http://www.utestate.com/en), specially designed for people looking for apartments to rent in Japan. Tokyo (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 Morris Japan Inc. announced its new search portal site at UTESTATE.com(http://www.utestate.com/en), specially designed for people looking for apartments to rent in Japan. The site offers rental information in several languages, including English, Chinese, and Japanese. Daily updates are...
TOKYO, June 6 , 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NHN Japan Corporation announced on June 6 that the number of registered users for its free calling and free messaging app 'LINE' (http://line.naver.jp/) has exceeded a total figure of 40 million worldwide, with 18 million in Japan, as of the same day (total for both iPhone/Android combined). The service has been showing rapid growth at a pace of more than 5 million new users per month, and NHN Japan is now stepping up a full-fledged expansion of...
TOKYO, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that it will support PlayStation®one Classics for PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita), through the system software update, scheduled for this summer. This enhancement will enable users to enjoy legendary original PlayStation® titles including "FINAL FANTASY VII" from SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and "RESIDENT EVIL DIRECTOR'S CUT" from CAPCOM Co., Ltd. and "Crash Bandicoot" from SCE on their PS Vita's...
TOKYO, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that it will drive the proliferation of the PlayStation® platforms through "cross platform feature" which realizes cross platform game play between PlayStation®3 (PS3®) and PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita). Through "cross platform feature", SCE will deliver a ground-breaking gaming experience which leverages the capabilities of both systems and enables users to enjoy gaming wherever and...
TOKYO, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced HTC Corporation (HTC) will join the PlayStation(TM)Certified license program(*1). By collaborating with HTC, a global designer of smartphones and the world's first company to launch Android-powered devices, SCE aims to deliver the PlayStation® experience to even more users around the world. "HTC is focused on delivering innovative mobile experiences for people everywhere and SCE's...
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The Japanese Alps are a major weather component and dictate a lot of weather patterns in Japan. The first is when Typhoons move northward and impact Japan. If they remain on the eastern side of the Alps they will bring very heavy rain to the capitol region of Tokyo along with very strong winds. In the winter the Alps create two types of climates at the same latitude. On the Western side near the city of Kanazawa Japan, the winters can be long and harsh with snowfall amounts in the feet....
Image Credit: Joshua Kelly Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in the country of Japan. It does have a large impact on the weather in the region. The first impact is shown in the image to the left. This is known as a cap cloud as it sits snuggly on top of the mountain. This feature can be indicative of strong turbulence in the area for aviation purposes. The second impact that Mt. Fuji can have is the winter weather in the Tokyo area. When storm systems come in from the west they tend to...
Typically when you think of tornadoes you think of the Plains of the United States. Japan does get tornadoes but most are associated with Tropical Activity. On May 5th 2012, the storm which produced this tornado was not associated with a Typhoon. It was more of a super-cell type thunderstorm. Videos and images available shown the tornado had a wide base. The damage left behind indicates that it could have been a strong storm approaching the middle of the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The storm...
Tokyo is located in the Central part of Japan. On the Eastern shore of Japan is Tokyo Bay which connects to the Pacific Ocean. Just outside Tokyo Bay runs a warm ocean current which plays a role in the climate of Tokyo. Temperatures for Tokyo Japan: Average temperatures for the months of January through March range from the 30’s in January upwards to the 50’s by March. April starts the season of spring and the temperatures range from the 50’s to the 70’s. The months of July...
The Frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus, is a primitive shark species, of the family Chlamydoselachidae in the order Hexanchiformes. The Southern African frilled shark is a proposed new species from the Southern African range. These two species are very different from the other hexanchiform sharks, and it has recently been proposed that the two frilled sharks should be given their own order: Chlamydoselachiformes. Additional extinct types are known from fossil teeth; thought to be...
