Update^3: Sorry folks
Update^2: Someone, actually one of my maimiku, told me that such mobile mail address restriction applies only to IP address allocated to Japan. Hence no such restrictions to apply otherwise, it seems.
Update: For those who are getting an invitation, make sure you have a valid mobile mail account from one of those Japanese mobile carriers; notably, docomo, au, softbank, tsuka, willcom, etc. Now, mixi requires both your email account and your mobile mail account validated before they will issue a new mixi account. I know they are concerned about security; however, looking at the entire social media landscape from MySpace to facebook, which are getting open at least on the new member acquisition,
I think this move dismisses the potential of the Internet; that is, the potential being that location doesn’t matter and our hobby and interests (I have noted a lot of anime lovers overseas) distributed long tail across cultures around the globe. Mixi spread via word-of-mouth, viral, just like every other successful social media services. Did you know one of the fastest growing nations are China and India? Not Japan, whose population had just started to decline ahead of other advanced nations like Germany, Italy, US, or France. Now it in effect prevents folks overseas from signing up the new account. How sad.
An invitation letter..
The profile of the person who invites you..
Fill in your profile and apply. This screen shot is the old one. The new one requires your mobile phone mail address right after the PC (or mac) mail account. Both mail addresses will later be validated before activating the new mixi account. That almost means you need to be living in Japan and have a mobile phone with email enabled. Good luck.
Return to mixi tutorial . (for those who have joined mixi already.)
After you’ve set up your account, also refer to other operations:
creating ashiato cho in your diary
Update:
I prepared also the Tutorial Home at flickr:
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Sorry to bother you, but I’ve been really curious about this site and I’ve try searching for people that could give me invites to it. So, if you could, can you give me a Mixi invite? ^_^;;
Hi Kenji,
If possible I’d love to receive an invitation to mixi too please.
Thanks very much (^ ^)
Hi!
That mixi stuff sounds very interesting! Something like LiveJournal isn`t it? I wanted to create an account there, but couldn`t make it. Could u please send me an invitation? ive written my mail adress above
thanx
The way toward my mixi request (a.k.a., maimiku request)…
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In mixi, people get to know each other gradually.   Like any other SNS, i…
Hello!
I’m also very interested in joining mixi.
Can you please send me an invitation too?
Thank you so much!
Sounds cool can you send me an invite, i am living in Okinawa and want to try and make some friends…. Thanks
I am a college student studying Japanese and I will be in Nagoya in the fall semester and I would like to keep my language skills strong!! If you would not mind…((I am so sure that you are getting sick of this request… )) would you please send me an invitation e-mail ? I would really appereciate it!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Excuse me, I am interesting in using mixi after reading your post right here. Can I ask you a favour to send me an invitation letter of mixi. Thank you very much !
Hi i read this and have been dying to get into mixi? I am a japanese studied major so this would really be help ful thank you!
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I am learning to speak Japanese and would like to meet language partners through Mixi. Would it be possible to send me an invitation? I appreciate it and am sorry to impose.
I’m off to Japan for 6 months in September – any chance of a mixi invite? I’m also going to be studying Japanese in Uni, I’m sure it’ll help, even if just a little ^_^
Thank you!
Konnichiha,
Ima Tokyo ni sunde imasu. I am living in Tokyo now and am very interested in becoming a member of this social networking site. I’d be grateful if you could send me an invitation
Arrigatou !
Hey Kenji,
Do you have any invitations left for mixi? I’d really be interested to try it out by myself 🙂
arigatou gozaimasu!
Hey Kenji,
Can you send me an invite? I would love to practice my japanese with some of the members. Thanks.
Hi Kenji,
As much as I hate to post on someone’s blog and ask for a favor, your blogs on the Mixi social networking service have really stirred an intrest in me. With a little more research, I’ve found that a huge number of Japanese people log in every day. With this much useage, I’d be interested in seing was it’s like myself. If it’s not too much trouble, I’d love an invitation.
Thanks in advance!
Evan
Hello Kenji,
If possible, could you send me an invite as well? I am permanently living in Nagoya and would like to try out this network.
Thank you in advance!
David
Kenji, you seem to be the Magic Mixi Man. Where else can we with poor Japanese skills go for an invitation. So again, if it`s not too much trouble…can you pass me an invitation?
Arigato-san.
hi kenji
can u send me invite on mixi..im curious what’s it like thanks hope u send me 1
Hi there. Please, if you can spare the time, send me a mixi invitation. Thank you so much
Hi Kenji
Can you also send me a mixi invitation too? Thank you!
You get a lot of these, but if it’s not too much trouble, could you send me an invite, too? ;-;
that is very cool. could you please send me invitation. I will very appreciated your kindness
I very much want to join Mixi. I’m going to Japan this fall, and would like to make alot of friends there. Could you please send me a mixi invitation email?
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Please could someone please send me an invite to join mixi.jp. My address is: **************@hotmail.com.
Arigato.
It would be an honor to invite me to “Mixi”
I’m looking forward for your response and invitation. Well, bye.
Hi Kenji-san,
I’m very interested in joining mixi. If you don’t mind, can you also please send me an invitation?
Thanks in advance.
Arvanie
Hi Kenji,
I am also interested in joining Mixi, if its not a problem, could you send me an invitation as well?
Thanks, Sarah
Hello Mr.Kenji,
I would like to join mixi. If you don’t mind, can you please send me an invitation?
Thank you,
Ju.
Hello Mr.Kenji
I would like to join mixi
please send me an invitation
thanks
Hello Sachi ^^
Hello~Sachi ^0^
Heya! I’m curious about Mixi too…it would be fantastic practice for my Japanese!
Thanks,
Ryan. 🙂
Hi Everybody,
Can anybody invite me into mixi also. I’m trying to find some close friends. awesome site from what i’ve heard. Thanks !!
Hi!
I\’m interested in mixi as well, so an invitation would be very much appreciated:
(I\’ve deleted your email address from here for security reason;Â hope you don\’t mind).
Thank you! 🙂
I would really like to join Mixi! My Japanese is okay at best, but I am hoping the use of Mixi and networking of friends will make it better. My band One for the Team is currently trying to tour Japan, and this would be a great way to promote it.
Let me know what you think,
Thanks!
Oops, bad link. Here’s the right one One for the Team.
I:d love an invitation too, if you don:t mind. 🙂 I live in Nagoya, and it would be great to meet new friends.
I live in London….am half Japanese. Could you please send me a mixi invite too?
thanks, Ken
Kenji san,
I’m interesting on Mixi, could you give or find me the invitation? Please!
Hi,
I’ve just started living in Japan 3 months ago and I would like to meet more friends. Can you give me an invitation to Mixi please? Thanks a million! =)
Hey I would like to check this site out as well and see if it is as good as everyone says it is. Please send me a invite it would be greatly appreciated.
V/R
Preston
Oh I live in Okinawa and travel frequently to Tokyo, Yokohoma, and Hiroshima and it would be a great way for me to make friends and find eating places and museums.
I too have been looking for a way to get an invitation, as I crave for a way to practice my Japanese. Can you also send me an invitation
Thx in advance
Hey Kenji I’m living in Japan permanently also if there is anyway to get an invite I’d be grateful! Mike8100@hotmail.com THanks again!
Invite me
Hi Ken,
could you send me a mixi invite. I live and teach in Japan and would love to connect with some old students from the High School.
David
Hi!!!
I really need to improve my japanese and woudl lvoe to meet japanese people, could you please send me a Mixi invitation???
Hi Kenji-san,
You don’t know me and I actually surfed in here from Google coz I was searching for info on MIXI. I only got interested in MIXI as I’ll be moving to Jp some months from now and think it would be a good idea to get on MIXI now, practice my poor Japanese and diffuse some culture shock when I do move there.
So what I really would like to ask is if you could send an invite to help along the way. Thanks very much ^^
hello Kenji!!
my name is Jennifer.please call me Jenn.
I found mixi serching from Japan famouse SNS.
but unfortunately no one of my friends have mixi.
I really want have a communicate with other people
so say it simply is,,,,please invite me!
Thank you!