PiggLife collected 50 million yen or more donation in less than one month

I wrote about East Japan big earthquake disaster charity of PiggLife last month.
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It achieves great result now. The operator of PiggLife announced the middle of the donation amount of money today. Operator of PiggLife Cyber Agent announced the progress in the middle of the amount of donation. They collected donations of 54,027,140yen(696724.33 USD) during a January 11-31.

The donations were done by virtual goods. PiggLife users put a lot of virtual cedars on a garden. This project continues until the end of March.

Yokote city, Akita started the examination use of the Facebook page

I came back to the parents’ home(birth place) Yokote city, Akita Prefecture last month.

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This city is the country which is located in the northeast in Japan(Tohoku) and desolate very much. However, the local government and the citizen use the social media. The Yokote city government office started the examination use of the Facebook page today.

http://www.facebook.com/YokoteCityOffice

A period is till the end of March. It is too short and too careful. However, in Japan, that a local government uses Facebook is rare(IT literacy of a Japanese government is very low). Of course I stick up for them challenge. And I wish they learn more about Facebook.

By the way, There is the pioneer of this trial in Japan. That is Takeo city, Saga Prefecture. They shifted to the Facebook page in city's website. The mayor of Takeo city is the chairperson of Japanese Twitter society.

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Doraemon becomes social game in Mobage

Doraemon is the most popular Manga, Anime and character in Japan,In Japan. This is national contents of Japan surely. Probably, there are no Japanese who hates Doraemon. Now, Doraemon is a popular also in Asia and Europe.

ドラえもん (1) (てんとう虫コミックス)


Today, DeNA announced that they released a social game of Doraemon in Mobage "Doraemon Hokkorina" in this spring.

Mobage users grant the wishes of various characters with Doraemon.

Of course I'll play this social game. Because Doraemon is my favorite character! :)

Spotify lands at Japan at last

Such a text is displayed now on the top page of Spotify.

This is good news. Japan has been ignored for every social music service until now(Turntable interrupted access from Japan, too).
Of course I registered my e-mail address.

Twitter account of the Finnish embassy is popular in Japan

Twitter account of Japan's Finnish embassy(@FinEmbToky)  is very popular in Japan because they are friendly.

Besides, they are familiar with Japanese anime and manga.

When we search "Juutilainen(ユーティライネン)" by Google image search in Japan...

In this way, Girls were found than officer. This is character of anime called "STRIKE WITCHES". STRIKE WITCHES is anime which personified weapon of WW II to girls. Eino Ilmari Juutilainen is like that in STRIKE WITCHES.

 
The Japanese Twitter user asked it for a Finnish embassy. Then they answered.

"We already know all"

In addition, manga called "Hetalia" which personified a nation is in Japan. Finland in Hetalia is this.

Finnish embassy knows this, too.

Of course they do not do only Tweets of manga and anime. They teach us various Finnish information. And their Tweets are friendly, intelligible and replies also to the question of a follower frequently. Incidentally, it is secret which of Japanese and Finns is their Twitter staff.