Written by: Michael Keferl on October 23, 2008 at 11:42 am | In NEWS | 3 Comments
With publishing being forced to enter the digital world, the sudden boom of mobile phone novels in Japan has inspired many in the industry around the globe. We’ve been following this for some time now, and what’s going on shows the power of mobile technology in Japan, but also a culture of creativity that is often overlooked.
German ZDF television recently visited Tokyo to do a piece, and CScout Japan CEO Sven Kilian was asked to give them the rundown on mobile phone publishing from manga to Koizora.
Click below to view online (German only).
Special thanks to Natsuko Kimura, Managing Director of the KDDI DESIGNING STUDIO for letting us shoot the interview in a very suitable location.
Written by: Michael Keferl on August 6, 2007 at 10:01 pm | In NEWS | No Comments
Public broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), the German equivalent of the BBC or NHK, visited Tokyo several months ago to explore and shoot footage for their special on Asia called Abenteuer Asien (Asian Adventure). While here, they enlisted the support of CScout Japan Director Sven Kilian who took them to the latest technological hotspots to see the innovation and creation going on in the heart of it all.
Part one of Asian Adventure covers other Asian countries, but touches on Japan, focusing on the HAL robotic suit in the latter part of the video. Part two has the most focus on Japan, taking on technology and trends from the futuristic world of Honda’s Asimo to the Gundam networked simulator game found in the Sega G-Link game center in Shibuya. All of these segments are in German, of course, but for those with the language skills or just curiosity, you can link to the video streams below.
Many thanks to the great crew from ZDF for making this possible.
