February 5th, 2010
Visitors to the Japanese App Store on iTunes today were greeted with an array of character parts that an astute eye could recognise as the cartoon character, Doraemon. Yahoo Japan (who has strong connections with Softbank, the carrier who has iPhone in the Japanese market) has released a selection of Doraemon themed Apps that have [...]
January 16th, 2010
On our final day in the office for 2009, we spent a little time discussing our favorite projects for the year and for me, this past year was really something to be proud of. We managed to step it up to the next level this year, and even though some days it seemed like a tornado of different things all demanding attention, we managed to achieve a lot. In the end, keeping the list down to 10 projects…
January 2nd, 2010
To ring in the new year, Japan’s Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama has launched a very social looking portal site called Hatocafe as a special part of his official cabinet website, Kantei (kind of like the Japanese Whitehouse).
The first thing that is striking about this is the visual style. Its a particularly Web 2.0 style website with [...]
December 20th, 2009
I wouldn’t call myself a Star Wars geek, since I really don’t live and breathe this stuff like many others do, but I have a warm place in my heart for the original Star Wars Films, since they formed part of my upbringing.
I have been enjoying a little personal re-boom (that boom that comes as [...]
December 3rd, 2009
Today at USN HQ, we had a special visit from some of Reebok’s head product designers from the Boston design center. Among them, Paul Litchfield, designer of the Pump – classic icon of the 90s. He signed some shoes for us, and posed for a photo.
November 30th, 2009
UPDATE : I have since launched a website called Hit Flavor which features Kit Kat flavors and many more.
One post on Kit Kat flavours in Japan was just not enough, so I have come back with a sequel. These are some more flavours I have come across in the last couple of months since the previous [...]
November 25th, 2009
At USN we seem to be doing more and more event work. Last Friday we did the Reebok Pump 20th Anniversary party in Tokyo. The location for this one was Mado Lounge, on the 52nd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower with a stunning backdrop view over the city.
November 24th, 2009
This is a Photo I managed to snap on a weekend trip up to Hokkaido a couple of weeks ago while flying out of Haneda airport. Reasonably clear day, great light, and just a nice touch of smog in the air to give that “city all the way to the mountain” look.
September 15th, 2009
I have lived in Japan for more than 7 years now and it still amazes me the flavours that can be stuck into a chocolate bar. Here in Japan, Kit Kat seems to reinvent itself on an almost daily basis by switching up flavours on us.
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