KYODO NEWS by Kijizo : Kijizo.jp

Japanese | English

"KYODO NEWS" is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. The Daily Japanese news is available not only in the Japanese language but also in English for international market.

The Japanese and English versions are both priced at US$2.99 per three months in iTunes App Store of Apple Inc.

Product Details

KYODO NEWS in Japanese

The categories of news articles in Japanese consist of "Top 10 News", "Main", "Society", "Politics", "Economy", "International", "Sports" and "Life".
New categories might be added, if there are special events such as elections or the Olympic Games.
The average number of news articles and photos distributed daily is about 140. (The number of actually obtained news articles and photos varies according to the day.)
The subscription lasts for three months from the date when you first launch the application. (Once expired, a new subscription is needed.)
The news articles available in the past 24 hours will be retrieved by an update.
You can archive past 72-hours (3 days) news articles.

KYODO NEWS in English

The categories of news articles in English consist of 'TOP News', 'Latest News Summary', 'Politics', 'Economy/Business', 'Market', 'Asia', 'Crime/Accidents', 'Sports', 'Life' and 'Science/Tech'.
New categories might be added, if there are special events such as elections or the Olympic Games.
The average number of news articles and photos distributed daily is about 150. (The number of actually obtained news articles and photos varies according to the day.)
The subscription lasts for three months from the date when you first launch the application. (Once expired, a new subscription is needed.)
The news articles available in the past 24 hours will be retrieved by an update.
The news articles that can be saved are those retrieved within the past 72 hours (3 days).

Kijizo Functions & Features (both Japanese and English versions)

You can move among news articles by flicking.
When you turn the iPhone on its side it switches to the landscape mode and photos are displayed in Cover Flow. You can enlarge photos in Cover Flow with a tap.
An auto update when started or a manual update within the application retrieves the latest news.
The caching enables you to see news articles offline.
The Home icon displays the number of unread news articles.
You can switch to display either unread articles only or all the articles.
You can choose categories that are displayed or hidden.