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New iPad Storybook Supports Families of Children with Cancer

TOKYO – The Tyler Foundation, a charity supporting children with cancer and their families, has a new venue for fundraising: [...]

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February 1st, 2012

Should we add this to Japanese & Chinese Flash?

We consider Japanese Flash and Chinese Flash to be pretty mature products: most of the code has been developed over [...]

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January 19th, 2012

New iOS App Chinese Flash Combines Vocab Study, Tone Practice

TOKYO – Jan 9, 2012 – Chinese Flash, a new tool for studying Chinese vocabulary, launched today on the Apple [...]

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January 9th, 2012

Coming Soon: Juliette and the Shiny Red Ballon

A couple months ago we were approached by a friend of ours about making a children’s book. He knew about [...]

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November 19th, 2011

Japanese Flash Featured On CNN GO

For the month of September, we’ve teamed up with the guys at Foreign Volunteers Japan to help rebuild Tohoku by [...]

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September 11th, 2011

‘Japanese Flash’ Teams up with Foreign Volunteers Japan to Learn for Tohoku

TOKYO – September 1, 2011 – Long Weekend, makers of learning software Japanese Flash, announced that 50% of the app’s [...]

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August 31st, 2011

Updated Bilingual Browser App Adds Word Study Integration and Email/SMS Support

Tokyo – June 14, 2011 – Successful language students know repetition is key to mastery. Finding and remembering words in [...]

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June 15th, 2011

iPhone App Japanese Flash Adds Cloud Backup and Third Party App Integration

Tokyo – May 19, 2011 – When learning a language, the process of finding words in reading material or in [...]

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May 19th, 2011

New Japanese Flash Screenshots

In the App Store, screenshots are your best shot at making conversions happen. Many users read your first line, then [...]

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May 18th, 2011

Will the iPhone Make Teddy Bears Obsolete?

Children have played with dolls, teddy bears and stuffed toys for generations. A new breed of digital alternatives are winning the hearts and minds of children.

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May 5th, 2011

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