Sat, 10/10/09 – 23:01 | One Comment

App name: Tokyo Metro

Developer: Presselite
Buy: [iTunes, 115 yen]

Part 1: the Basic App
This is a great navigation app for Tokyoites, with a decent resolution pinchable image of the Tokyo subway network and, unlike most timetable …

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iPhoning Japan Presents: Live-streaming the Tokyo Marathon with an iPhone strapped to my forehead
Monday, 16 Mar, 2009 – 13:47 | 25 Comments

[update] The video feed will be available at http://www.qik.com/tamegoeswild
iPhoningJapan.com is delighted to bring you the most epic iPhone challenge yet seen in the world (probably).
Joseph Tame, known for his addiction to his iPhone (a.k.a. ‘my …

Repost: Buying a Not free iPhone in Japan
Saturday, 7 Mar, 2009 – 20:02 | 4 Comments

Jerome Sadou has just posted a brief article about the adventure that was buying a Not free iPhone in Japan. In his blogpost Jerome does the maths for the different price plans, and also talks …

Losing an iPhone in Japan
Monday, 29 Dec, 2008 – 23:42 | 3 Comments

Image: Midorisyu on Flickr
Last week I did the unthinkable – left my iPhone on a train.
I’d just stepped off a Tokyu line express at Kita Senju in the north-east of Tokyo. Reaching into my pocket …

iPhone replaced by Apple following lock-out
Saturday, 22 Nov, 2008 – 9:50 | No Comment

Two nights ago my iPhone suddenly had an emergency breakdown. Somehow the OS became corrupted, and the only way to fix it was to connect it to my mac and let iTunes try its best …

Little Runners
Saturday, 22 Nov, 2008 – 9:47 | 2 Comments

I was sitting in Kitanomura park at lunchtime, eating my carrot and daikon salad, whilst watching the children play.
I wondered what the view from my bench might look like at other times of year, so …

Buying my iPhone in Japan
Monday, 9 Jun, 2008 – 9:52 | 2 Comments

I got my iPhone 3G about four hours after arriving in Japan. Being gadget boy, I’d wanted it since launch day, but it would have been a bit daft to get it on a two …