<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Michi Kaifu's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Michi Kaifu's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:05:28 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:56:53 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Tochidot launches &quot;Sekai Camera&quot; on iTunes, heading to Tokyo Game Show</title><description><![CDATA[Last year's TechCrunch 50 buzz, Tonchi Dot officially launched its AR (Augumented Reality) application "Sekai Camera" on iTunes Store. They have launched its service on Softbank (iPhone carrier in Japan) on Sep. 17.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/24/3310687-tochidot-launches-sekai-camera-on-itunes-heading-to-tokyo-game-show</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/24/3310687-tochidot-launches-sekai-camera-on-itunes-heading-to-tokyo-game-show</guid><category>technology</category><category>ar</category><category>tokyo-game-show</category><category>sekaicamera</category><category>tonchi-dot</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:05:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Willcom heading to legal procedure and Japan's spectrum policy is questioned</title><description><![CDATA[ Nikkei reports that Willcom, Japan's No.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/18/3288823-willcom-heading-to-legal-procedure-and-japans-spectrum-policy-is-questioned</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/18/3288823-willcom-heading-to-legal-procedure-and-japans-spectrum-policy-is-questioned</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>mobile</category><category>phs</category><category>willcom</category><category>xgp</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:02:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Walkman beats iPod the first time in 242 weeks in Japan</title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese digital lifestyle site BCN ranking reports that Sony Walkman's sales surpassed that of iPod, the first time in 4 years and 8 months (242 weeks!) in Japan.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3219378-walkman-beats-ipod-the-first-time-in-242-weeks-in-japan</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3219378-walkman-beats-ipod-the-first-time-in-242-weeks-in-japan</guid><category>technology</category><category>apple</category><category>japan</category><category>ipod</category><category>sony</category><category>walkman</category><category>audio-device</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:03:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Report: Trio of Japanese handset makers mull merger - FierceWireless</title><description><![CDATA[NEC, Hitachi and Casio have entered into talks to merge their mobile phone operations, a move that would create the second largest handset company in Japan after Sharp, according to several reports.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/28/3203543-report-trio-of-japanese-handset-makers-mull-merger-fiercewireless</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/28/3203543-report-trio-of-japanese-handset-makers-mull-merger-fiercewireless</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>mobile</category><category>hitachi</category><category>nec</category><category>handset</category><category>casio</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:05:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Why I think that Facebook is a Final Destination</title><description><![CDATA[Social Media: Is Facebook a Final Destination or Just Another Social Fling?

via www.searchviews.com]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/27/3199801-why-i-think-that-facebook-is-a-final-destination</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/27/3199801-why-i-think-that-facebook-is-a-final-destination</guid><category>technology</category><category>google</category><category>facebook</category><category>twitter</category><category>amazon</category><category>sns</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:51:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>WISH 2009 Demo Event In Tokyo: 14 Japanese Web Startups Present Their Services</title><description><![CDATA[I attended WISH 2009 [JP] on Friday, a newly launched web industry event offering fourteen Japanese startups the chance to demo their wares onstage to a panel of judges and an audience of 400 people.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/23/3184495-wish-2009-demo-event-in-tokyo-14-japanese-web-startups-present-their-services</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/23/3184495-wish-2009-demo-event-in-tokyo-14-japanese-web-startups-present-their-services</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>tokyo</category><category>startups</category><category>web-industry</category><category>wish2009</category><category>agile-media-network</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:41:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Asiajin Â» Election Campaigning On The Net: When Does Law Catch Up With Social Trends?</title><description><![CDATA[Prior to the general election scheduled at the end of this month, Rakuten publicized a letter from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan(DPJ) in response to the question by 60 Japanese business leaders including Rakuten's CE&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/20/3173301-asiajin-election-campaigning-on-the-net-when-does-law-catch-up-with-social-trends</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/20/3173301-asiajin-election-campaigning-on-the-net-when-does-law-catch-up-with-social-trends</guid><category>technology</category><category>election</category><category>japan</category><category>e-commerce</category><category>ldp</category><category>dpj</category><category>rakuten</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:07:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Will the streaming video FINALLY bring &quot;Kennedy&quot;-like awakening to Japan? </title><description><![CDATA[Japan's parliament election is coming up at the end of August, and this time, citizens there are feeling "change" in the air.&nbsp; Not just about who will be the next prime minister there, but also about "how" he will be elected.&nbsp; Although the election rules prohibit many t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/16/3157082-will-the-streaming-video-finally-bring-kennedy-like-awakening-to-japan-</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/16/3157082-will-the-streaming-video-finally-bring-kennedy-like-awakening-to-japan-</guid><category>technology</category><category>internet</category><category>election</category><category>japan</category><category>youtube</category><category>parliament</category><category>streaming-video</category><category>aso</category><category>ldp</category><category>dpj</category><category>hatoyama</category><category>nico-nico-douga</category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:20:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/tn/Michi/3157096.jpg" width="75" height="56" /></item><item><title>Asiajin Â» Flipnote Hatena Strikes Back To USA, Plus Europe Assisted By Nintendo Fame</title><description><![CDATA[Hatena, known by a million geekiest loyal users and the most popular social bookmarks service in Japanese [J], announced that their joint project with console game giant Nintendo "Flipnote Hatena" launches in North America on 12th, in Europe on 14th August (both in local time&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/14/3153831-asiajin-flipnote-hatena-strikes-back-to-usa-plus-europe-assisted-by-nintendo-fame</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/14/3153831-asiajin-flipnote-hatena-strikes-back-to-usa-plus-europe-assisted-by-nintendo-fame</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>nintendo</category><category>ds</category><category>hatena</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:20:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>WISH2009 will be held in Tokyo next week</title><description><![CDATA[A new Web community event WISH2009, a sort of mini "TechCrunch50" Japan version, will be held in Tokyo on August 21, 2009.It is a showcase of start-ups and organizations trying out a new things on the Web, and a place for Web innovators to gather and exchange ideas.&nbsp; Please &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/14/3153727-wish2009-will-be-held-in-tokyo-next-week</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/14/3153727-wish2009-will-be-held-in-tokyo-next-week</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>showcase</category><category>start-up</category><category>web-community</category><category>amn</category><category>wish2009</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:02:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/tn/Michi/3153771.jpg" width="75" height="75" /></item><item><title>Japan's desruptive mobile carrier &quot;E-Mobile&quot;</title><description><![CDATA[I was at Wireless Japan conference in Tokyo.  It was my second time here, and instantly noticed that the number of booths has shrunk quite a bit this year than before, due to the bad economy.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/22/3048097-japans-desruptive-mobile-carrier-e-mobile</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/22/3048097-japans-desruptive-mobile-carrier-e-mobile</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>mobile</category><category>docomo</category><category>e-mobile</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:19:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Update of Shogi book open-source translation</title><description><![CDATA[As my previous entry, an interesting experiment to translate a Japanese book into other languages is way under way, and there are some exciting updates from the original author Mr.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/19/2839983-update-of-shogi-book-open-source-translation</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/19/2839983-update-of-shogi-book-open-source-translation</guid><category>technology</category><category>open</category><category>source</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 03:15:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Open-souce style translation project &quot;Shogi&quot; book</title><description><![CDATA[There have been lots of pessimism about Japan's future in Japanese blogosphere lately, but I don't necessarily agree.&nbsp; Here is one breath of fresh air.Mr.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/08/2794329-open-souce-style-translation-project-shogi-book</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/08/2794329-open-souce-style-translation-project-shogi-book</guid><category>technology</category><category>web</category><category>open-source</category><category>japanese</category><category>silicon-valley</category><category>translation</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 May 2009 03:24:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BlackBerry Bold is a hot seller in Japan--literally - FierceWireless</title><description><![CDATA[Blackberry Bold is pulled from the shelf by DoCoMo, due to overheating problems.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/28/2489702-blackberry-bold-is-a-hot-seller-in-japan-literally-fiercewireless</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/28/2489702-blackberry-bold-is-a-hot-seller-in-japan-literally-fiercewireless</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>docomo</category><category>blackberry-bold</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:24:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Japan-Taiwan semiconductor deal - the end of the end?</title><description><![CDATA[It is a distant memory in the 80's that Japanese DRAM vendors dominated the world, and U.S.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/11/2422694-japan-taiwan-semiconductor-deal-the-end-of-the-end</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/11/2422694-japan-taiwan-semiconductor-deal-the-end-of-the-end</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>taiwan</category><category>dram</category><category>elpida</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:04:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Japan's Internet ad market shakeup</title><description><![CDATA[I was aware that Yahoo! Japan is totally a different animal from its U.S.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/10/2418047-japans-internet-ad-market-shakeup</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/10/2418047-japans-internet-ad-market-shakeup</guid><category>technology</category><category>google</category><category>microsoft</category><category>japan</category><category>ntt</category><category>mixi</category><category>dentsu</category><category>yahoo-japan</category><category>internet-ad</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:32:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mobile WiMax to start in Japan on Feb. 26</title><description><![CDATA[UQ Communications, a group company of KDDI, will start providing Japan's first mobile WiMax service "UQ WiMax" in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaki on February 26, 2009.&nbsp; They will eventually expand the service through Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka corridor.&nbsp; The article reports that t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/03/2389911-mobile-wimax-to-start-in-japan-on-feb-26</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/03/2389911-mobile-wimax-to-start-in-japan-on-feb-26</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>mobile-wimax</category><category>uq</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2009 20:43:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fujitsu to offer Android related services | Asiajin</title><description><![CDATA[Fujitsu announced a complete services and consulting suite for Google Android.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/30/2374651-fujitsu-to-offer-android-related-services-asiajin</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/30/2374651-fujitsu-to-offer-android-related-services-asiajin</guid><category>technology</category><category>google</category><category>mobile</category><category>smartphone</category><category>android</category><category>fujitsu</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:32:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Toyota's crown prince enters - a super hero story</title><description><![CDATA[As was expected, Nikkei reports that Mr.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/09/2293115-toyotas-crown-prince-enters-a-super-hero-story</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/09/2293115-toyotas-crown-prince-enters-a-super-hero-story</guid><category>business</category><category>toyota</category><category>automobile</category><category>akio-toyoda</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2009 19:26:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>2D Barcode(QR Code) on Ancient Style Chinese Art | Asiajin</title><description><![CDATA[Seal Cutting(篆刻) is a Chinese traditional art. You cut a stone block to make a stamp with, usually, Chinese letters like name, poet, etc.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michi Kaifu]]></dc:creator><link>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/07/2284877-2d-barcodeqr-code-on-ancient-style-chinese-art-asiajin</link><guid>http://Michi.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/07/2284877-2d-barcodeqr-code-on-ancient-style-chinese-art-asiajin</guid><category>technology</category><category>code</category><category>qr</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:34:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>