Japan to Deploy AI Sleuths to Counter Manga Piracy Japan has initiated an ambitious project wherein it plans to use AI… Sovan Mandal6 December 2024No comments2 minute read
Japanese Association of Translators Shoot Down Govt-Backed Manga AI Translation Plan Japan’s ambitious plans to translate manga to English using AI technologies seem… Sovan Mandal7 June 2024One comment2 minute read
E Ink and Papercast unveil Japan’s first smart bus stop In a groundbreaking collaboration, E Ink Holdings and Papercast Ltd have joined… Sovan Mandal1 January 2024One comment2 minute read
Japanese Government spearheads global manga promotion with specialized lists for foreign libraries The global popularity of Japanese manga has prompted a unique initiative by… Sovan Mandal18 December 2023No comments2 minute read
The closure of a prolific pirate manga website is a boon for authors The closure of one of the largest pirated manga websites in Japan… Michael Kozlowski2 July 20184 comments2 minute read
Digital Manga has Overtaken Print for the First Time Digital manga sales in Japan have overtaken print for the first time… Michael Kozlowski13 March 20184 comments1 minute read
Digital Manga Sales Increase by 27% in 2016 The Japanese publishing industry has experienced a solid year of growth according… Michael Kozlowski19 March 2017No comments1 minute read
Amazon Launches Manga Model Kindle in Japan with 32GB of Storage Amazon is getting serious about manga and the company has just launched… Michael Kozlowski18 October 20168 comments1 minute read
Amazon is Prioritizing the Manga Experience on the Kindle Amazon has announced that they are going to be pushing out a… Michael Kozlowski18 October 2016One comment1 minute read
Japanese Readers Spend the Most Money on e-Books Digital Books may have hit the proverbial glass ceiling in North America… Michael Kozlowski4 August 20152 comments1 minute read
Anime and Manga: What Pirating Is Doing to the Industry In 2014 Japan passed a new anti piracy law and had begun… Thi Chao26 March 2015One comment3 minute read
Kindle for PC Now Available in Japan Amazon launched their Japanese e-Book store in 2012 and in order to read… Michael Kozlowski23 January 2015One comment1 minute read
Copyright Law to be Amended in Japan to Combat e-Book Piracy Japan is planning on augmenting their copyright law in early 2015 so… Michael Kozlowski4 January 2015One comment1 minute read
13 Japanese Companies Band Together to Challenge Amazon Online retailer Rakuten have joined forces with a dozen other companies in… Sovan Mandal23 December 2013No comments1 minute read
Japan Surpasses USA in App Spending Japan has emerged at the top when it comes to app revenue,… Sovan Mandal13 December 2013No comments1 minute read
Rakuten, Aquafadas Provide Digital Services for Japanese Publishers The e-commerce giant Rakuten and the digital publisher Aquafadas have joined forces… 13 December 20133 comments1 minute read
Japanese Publishers and eBook Retailers Protesting Consumption Tax Hike, Demand Foreign Vendors be Taxed Too Publishers and distributors of e-books in Japan have voiced concern over the… Sovan Mandal4 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Kisai Rorschach Smartwatch Uses Cryptic Inkblot Marking to Depict Time Tokyoflash Japan is the newest entrant to the rapidly emerging smartwatch segment.… Sovan Mandal28 November 2013One comment2 minute read
eBooks Sales in Japan Still Lagging Behind Printed Books Notwithstanding the rapid proliferation that ebooks have made among the reading community… Sovan Mandal19 November 2013One comment3 minute read
Pottermore Announces Expansion into Japan The online interactive world of Harry Potter is reaching an entirely new… Mercy Pilkington6 November 2013One comment2 minute read
Amazon Still Awaiting Its Indian eBook Store to Click Amazon is yet to build the kind of success it might have… Sovan Mandal29 August 20132 comments2 minute read
KDP Select Launches Lending in Japan, What That Means for Authors Amazon announced this week that it has now extended its Kindle ebook… Mercy Pilkington21 August 2013One comment1 minute read
Seniors in Japan More Likely to Adopt eBooks A survey to ascertain the pattern of ebook usage in Japan has… Sovan Mandal17 August 20137 comments1 minute read
