When I came to Japan to look for a job and doing search on the web I could see a tiny shuriken logo on the top left of many Japanese blogs... Checking it I found out it was related to a Samurai Factory's access analyzer service. That's how I found my job two years and a half ago! (to make it short) For the past few months, I've been working on a new access analyzer project with my co-workers.... Read more

As I said in a previous article, the company I am working for, Samurai Factory, moved from Ikebukuro to Shibuya. So Monday was our last day in the office of the year but also our first day in the new office. So let's go for a visit! The office is in a brand new building at the fifth floor. We have a quite special entrance for visitors. Once you open the door you are in a dark room that... Read more

Here in Japan, Yahoo! is still number one in the internet business. We can find it everywhere (PC, mobile phone, TV, provider...) and established many years ago (it's important as the Japanese tend to be faithfull to brands : first in, first for long time!). So here Google, who came later, has to do what it doesn't really need in other countries : advertissement to explain what are its products!... Read more