{"id":3378,"date":"2017-05-15T18:59:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T09:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.themusio.com\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2024-05-01T10:48:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T01:48:51","slug":"musio-japan-monthly-updates-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.themusio.com\/?p=3378","title":{"rendered":"Musio @Japan | Monthly Updates \u2013 April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This April has been one of the most memorable months of 2017 so far!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got major announcements to share with you, as well as a number of updates on the events we&#8217;ve been carrying out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Announcements:<\/h1>\n<h5>1. Musio X, OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED in Japan by SoftBank C&amp;S!<\/h5>\n<p>On April 14, the latest version of Musio (Musio X) has been officially launched by SoftBank C&amp;S.<\/p>\n<p>Musio is available online: at our <a href=\"https:\/\/themusio.com\/home\">official homepage<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.softbankselection.jp\/cart\/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=4589631800013\">SoftBank SELECTION<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/dp\/B06XPD111V\/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490685564&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Musio\">Amazon Japan<\/a>,\u00a0as well as a number of brick-and-mortar stores across Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3379 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.themusio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/MusioStore-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1516\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>2. SF novel,\u300eMusio \u2160\uff1a\u96fb\u8133\u30e1\u30a4\u30ed\u300f, ranks #1 bestseller at Kinokuniya bookstore!<\/h5>\n<p>We are happy to announce that the newest SF novel\u300eMusio \u2160\uff1a\u96fb\u8133\u30e1\u30a4\u30ed\u300ffeaturing Musio has been ranked as the #1 bestseller at <em>Kinokuniya<\/em>, Japan&#8217;s major bookstore brand.<\/p>\n<p>The book received great attention from fervent Musio followers as well as enthusiastic readers in Japan. Just within a week it was launched, the book jumped to the\u00a0bookstore&#8217;s top list!<\/p>\n<p>With the novel as the first step, we are planning on introducing various Musio contents, from manga and animation to movies and games.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3380 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.themusio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kinokuniya-bestseller-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>For those who are interested, you can take a glimpse of the book through this video below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Musio \u2160\uff1a\u96fb\u8133\u30e1\u30a4\u30ed (full version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dj6PDI6Dh9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>3. Japan&#8217;s Meisei Junior High\u00a0and High School starts Musio pilot test for English classes<\/h5>\n<p>On April 28, Meisei Middle School and High School (Fuchu City, Tokyo) announced that they are now utilizing Musio units in their English classes!<\/p>\n<p>With this pilot test, Meisei became the first private junior high school in Japan to ever use an AI social robot as an English tutor.<\/p>\n<p>According to Meisei, Musio is to be introduced to English classrooms starting full-scale use from this fiscal year. This full scale pilot test has been planned in cooperation with Japan&#8217;s major education leader GLOBAL VISION CO., LTD.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the official Musio English content developers in Japan, GLOBAL VISION will gather data and feedback from this pilot test to help improve Musio&#8217;s utilization in English education.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3597 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.themusio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/prl1704280913002-p1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Events:<\/h1>\n<h5>\u00a01. Takashimaya Musio Pop-up store events<\/h5>\n<p>Continuing from March, AKA opened two more pop up stores in Japan&#8217;s famous department store, <em>Takashimaya, <\/em>on April 1.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the stores were set up Takashimaya&#8217;s Shinjuku and Kyoto stores.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click to see snapshots\u00a0of the Takashimaya pop up stores!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[masterslider id=&#8221;4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On May, Musio is participating in Japan&#8217;s major education convention, EDIX.<\/p>\n<p>Musio&#8217;s fluent English conversation features as well as various study materials paired with Sophy will be showcased on this exciting big event!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll come back with more photos and videos for next month, and until then, please follow Musio on our following social media accounts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Facebook<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musioAKA\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musioAKA\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Twitter<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Musio_AKA\/\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Musio_AKA\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Instagram<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/musio_aka\/\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/musio_aka\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTube<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHXmMzxX7cMVPaLihhcTGLA\/\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHXmMzxX7cMVPaLihhcTGLA\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This April has been one of the most memorable months of 2017 so far! 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