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University of Tokyo CEDEP x Poplar Publishing] Quantity and Quality of Picture Book Reading to Young Children Are Associated with Their Ability to Read Kana Characters and Understand Emotions

2024.12.26

The study is novel in that it has revealed that the quantity and quality of storytelling is related to children's development among young children in Japan, where knowledge has been scarce, and is expected to help improve picture book reading activities in the future.

Released "Oyasumi Bookstore Mimimin," a voice-only picture book that solves the problem of putting children to sleep -Effectiveness test results show that the time to fall asleep has been reduced by approximately 7 minutes.

2024.12.03

- The following is from the press release - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (President and CEO: Naoki Shibuya; hereinafter "NTT East") and NTT DX Partner Corporation (President and CEO: Takashi Abe; hereinafter "NTT DXP...

Give Mom and Dad a good night to raise their children. YASMO launches a crowdfunding campaign to deliver the picture book "Sloth Manekko Taiso".

2024.11.07

YASMO, a project to support rest and relaxation for mothers and fathers raising children to address the declining birthrate - The following is from the press release - ShareTomorrow, a Mitsui Fudosan Group company, is a childcare...

Mobile Book J.P. releases "Ehon no Hako," an all-you-can-read electronic picture book application.

2024.07.29

Release Campaign with 100 Winners to Receive Great Gifts - The following is from the press release - July 24, 2024 Mobile Book J.P., Inc. Mobile Book J.P., Inc...

Palette Cloud and Osaka Gas begin operation of "Hajimari Hajimari," a picture book creation service using a generative AI service (patent pending).

2024.07.29

- The following is from a press release - Palette Cloud Inc.

Aniehon "Runny-chan to tanjoubi yasan" (Runny and the birthday boy)", the second short animation project of Kodansha picture book.

2024.06.25

The second work is a heartwarming picture book "Runny-chan to tanjo-biyasan" by Taro Out, an internationally popular character artist, which will be broadcast and distributed from 12:00 noon on June 21 (Fri.), 2012! - The following is a press release...

Aniehon "Harinezumi no Ruchika" (Harinezumi no Ruchika), a short animation project based on Kodansha's picture book "Aniehon" has been launched!

2024.05.15

The first work is "Luchka the Harinezumi", a very popular picture book that has been a long seller for more than 10 years! More picture books will be made into animated shorts on "Aniehon" in the future! - The following is a press release...

Book Printing releases "TinkerTale," a service for creating original picture books.

2024.04.24

Readers can customize the content of popular picture books and change the name of the main character in the book to the name of themselves, their children, or a loved one, or designate a character. - The following is from the press release -...

Tokyo Metro and STUDIO BUKI sell personalized picture books that allow children to become Tokyo Metro drivers.

2024.04.23

-Sales will begin on April 16, 2024 (Tuesday) on a dedicated website - The following is from the press release - Tokyo Metro Co.

Alphapolis releases a function for viewing read-aloud videos on "Picture Book Plaza," a free picture book submission site. Popular voice actors also read aloud.

2024.04.10

- The following is from the press release - Alphapolis, Inc. (headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Yusuke Kajimoto, President and CEO) is planning and operating a website where more than 3,000 picture books can be read for free...

KADOKAWA renews the design of YOMERUBA, a website that supports children's reading and learning. A renewal campaign is also underway.

2024.03.07

To celebrate the renewal, 100 winners will be selected in a drawing for a Hoshino Resort accommodation gift certificate, a hot plate, and other luxury prizes! - The following is from the press release - KADOKAWA Co.

Personalized picture book "Gift Ehon Sekaichi" released on February 6 to create the world's one and only birthday picture book of Anpanman just for the child.

2024.02.08

- The following is from a press release - STUDIO BUKI K.K. (Head office: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; President: Fukumi Kozlove; hereafter "the Company") has announced a collaboration with FREIBELKAN Co.

Trial reading and picture book concierge make it easy to find picture books! Picture Book Navi Official App｜IT Enthusiast Mom: Together with Ogamari's BabyTech

2024.01.11

Hello! This is Ogamari. The year 2024 has begun. I hope to continue to enjoy various baby tech and share exciting information with you this year, and I look forward to working with you! Our picture book lineup for a while...

Maria Project's "KIKASETE," a picture book application that won the BTAJ 2021 Excellence Award, has a new feature that delivers a dialogue voice between a child and an AI to LINE.

2023.12.04

The following is from the press release - We are Maria Project K.K. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Oku...

Maria Project's "KIKASETE" storytelling app exceeds 300 picture books

2023.10.25

With the paperback picture book market growing 1.2-fold, demand for picture book apps is expanding - The following is from a press release - We are Maria Project, Inc.

STUDIO BUKI releases new custom-made educational picture book "Aiueo" to learn by one's own name, with oneself as the main character.

2023.08.10

- The following is from the press release - STUDIO BUKI Corporation (read: STUDIO BUKI, headquartered in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Fukumi Kozlov, President; hereinafter referred to as "the Company") has announced that its new "Aiueo, Hadare no mo...