My thoughts on Alexa in Japan, new ways & places to pay with Apple Pay, a phone you can fit in your wallet and… clear tea?! Plus, a report on the perfect MVNO if you need lots of data: IIJmio! Make your Dreams Come True with this week’s episode of #ZettaiGeekDayo!

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Tech News in Japan

Yamato speeds up parcel-boxing process 10-fold

LINE誤送信でも…24時間以内取り消し機能追加へ

NTTドコモ、dカード プリペイドがiPhoneやApple Watchで使える決済サービス「Apple Pay」に対応開始！最大1500円分がもれなくチャージされるキャンペーンも

NichePhone-S SIMフリー携帯電話 テザリング機能搭載ガラケー ニッチフォン

Slack Japan (Japanese)

ビジネスチャット「Slack」に日本語版が登場、誤送信防止などローカライズが充実

McDonalds Japan rolling out credit card & QUICPay+ on Nov. 20th;

Non-FeLiCa NFC in the 1st half of 2018

Suntory explains the simple science behind how it makes its amazing clear tea beverages

89-Year-Old Japanese Grandma Discovers Photography,

Can’t Stop Taking Hilarious Self-Portraits Now

Main Stories

Apple delaying HomePod smart speaker launch until next year

IIJmio (English)

IIJmio (Japanese)

IIJmio Device Lineup (Japanese)

LINE Mobile In-Store Locations (Japanese)

Bic Sim at Bic Camera (Japanese)

Bic Sim at Bic Camera (English)

Fun Stuff

Cha-La Head-Cha-La – The theme from Dragonball Z, and one of the absolute BEST anime songs of all time. (I couldn’t help but link to the cover by Momoiro Clover Z, though… :P)

Thank you, Tsuru-san! ♡

Dreams Come True

Here’s a few of my favourite songs!

This is it! You’re the one! I knew it!

If you listen to only one, make it this one!

This is an English Version of their massive hit song “Ureshi! Tanoshi! Daisuki!”