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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hi my name is coral
I have read about mixi and i am really interested .
i wonder if i could get an invite too
it seems very interesting to be able to talk to more people since
one day i hope to work in japan.
thats only if u have any left ;_; thank you
this seems very intresting i hope someone can send an invite to me too i’m ‘trying’ to learn japanese and this mey be very useful
honekun@gmail.com
p.p thank you
I’m interested in joining Mixi, too. Could you send me an invitation, please? Thanks!
Kenji, You seem to be the guy to goto for Mixi invites. 😉 I’d appreciate one if you could.
The tutorial looks helpful.
hey! I’ve been trying to get an invite for awhile and havn’t had any luck, any chance you’d be willing to let me in?
I’d love you forever, thanX!
i would love an invitation. i am currently learning japanese and culture. i soon will go to school there. i will hope to have pen pals so i am not completely a recluse when i visit/live there.
Would it be possible to send me an invite for Mixi? I moved to US at age 6 and haven’t returned to Japan since. I would love to be able to interact with people in Japan to learn a little more about the culture. By the way, thanks so much for posting info. I knew nothing about Mixi ’til I found your site. =)
would you be so kind to send me an invite? I really want one T_T though if you decline its okay because I am asking you a favour and it isnt a demand ;D
Can anyone invite me to Mixi? Thanks a lot! I’m curious.
Been in Japan for 5 years and I, like the others above, want to join MIXI. But I don’t know anyone who has a membership. Who can invite me? HELP!
Hey,
I’m studying in Japan right now, and I would like to improve my Japanese language skills by talking to Japanese people. If possible, could you send me an invitation?
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Hey, Kenji,
I just got back from Japan. I miss it so much! I was hoping I could get a mixi invite. Thanks a lot!
Brandon
Hello, I am studing japanese and would like to join mixi. Could you please send me an invitation?
I am very interested in joining mixi and become on of your freinds. Can you please send me an invitation? I am in USA now and I am a Hong Kong native.
Hey I was wondering if I could get an invite too please??
LOOK! There’s really NO POINT in anyone asking to join Mixi by asking for an invitation!
The fact of the matter is, unless you can SPEAK, READ and WRITE Japanese (like me:>), then Mixi is not going to be of any use to you!
Even if you’re learning Japanese, you’re going to struggle on that site! Mixi is a Japanese site, and if you’re thinking you can switch to English once you’re there, you’re very much mistaken!
You can find plenty of Japanese friends that speak English on places like MySpace.com (simply click for Japan). Again, that’ll come up in Japanese, but if you know MySpace in English well enough, you’ll have little trouble finding your way around!
Other than that, Mixi is not for you if you don’t know any Japanese!
Hey, can you send me an invite, i’d be forever grateful!
can u plz send me a mixi invite i am new to japnese language learning it might help me..
ano, nanka, chotto kyou mi ga aru… yokattara mixi invite shite ii desu ka? yoroshiku ne >_
Konnichiwa, ima watashi wa daigaku de nihongo wo benkyou shiteimau.chotto yoroshideshouga Can i have an invitation onegaishimasu. I want to get to know more japanese people and get better at reading japanese. So i will appriciat an invitation very much. Arigatou gozaimasu.
will i recieve the invitation through my email adresse, or how does it work? That is of course, if i do recieve an invitation?
hello i really really would like an invitation for mixi. I like to learn a lot of japanese people before i go to japan next year. I would be so happy to get an invitation. Can you help me?
andedreng@hotmail.com
sincerely andedreng
Can you get me an invite for Mixi? My friends computer is broken and getting fixed, but I thought maybe suprise her by getting one before hand!
tacojp41088@gmail.com
thanks a bunch!!
Hi
Can someone please send me an invite for mixi?
Thanks in advance!
et0403@gmail.com
Hi would like to get to know stuff bout japan and their language. love to learn another language. Wonder if i could get some invite into mixi.
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can i get a invite also i want to practice my language skills, and maybe make some friens who can help me
dannyisaninja@gmail.com
thank you
Can I get a mixi invite? I am hoping to visit Japan next year! Would be cool to make some contacts.
Would really appreciate an invitation to join Mixi if anyone can help?
emeraldryan[at]gmail.com
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Hey Kenji
I’m in Osaka and would like to get an invite to mixi. Is this possible?
-Eddie
If still in the realm of possibility, may I receive an invitation to mixi?
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Hi Kenji,
I am a new arrival to Tokyo. May I have an invitation to mixi? Thanks in advance!
Hi Kenji,
could I get an invite for Mixi? Trying to connect with the japanese population in SF!
thanks!
Hi Kenji,
I’m sorry to bother you but could you send me an invite for mixi? I’m trying to improve my japanese level, so it would be really helpful for me.
Thank you very much!
how its going buddies~
i’d like to have lotta FUN through this website. of coz get to know japanese culture too.
so would u mind sendin me a invitaion also.
thank you so much!!
Hi Kenji,
I’m a university student minoring in Japanese who’s trying to connect with people so that I will be able to improve my language skills. I can read and write Japanese, and will hopefully be studying abroad next semester, so it would be nice to meet some people already living there. If you could send me an invitation to MIXI, it would be a great help. My e-mail is echoofeien[at]gmail.com. Thanks!
-Bill
Hi I’d love an invite to Mixi if you have a chance. It’s no problem if it’s a trouble for you. Thank you!
I wanted to know if you could please send me a mixi invite? I’ve been wanting to join for a while now, but have never had the nerve to ask anyone for an invite.
You all loosers, google some more ffs and it’s easy to find invite, e a s y!
And cuz you are all so stupid, you dont deserve to get invited.
I am interested in continuing my japanese education by communiting with people who converse in japanese. please inviteme
arigato gozaimashita
Hi I’d really love a mixi invite 🙂 But only if its no trouble to you! Thank you so much
Hello. I’d love to join mixi and start netwroking. Please send me a shoutai.
Want MIXI invitation!!
Hello, I am from Tokyo and I want to invite my friends into Mixi. Could you invite me please?
Thank you
I would really love an invitation to Mixi too. Just love all things Japanese 🙂
Hi Kenjimori,
I have visited Japan in 2001 and now I hear about Mixi.
It would be great to get an invite to Mixi and make new contacts.
Thanks James.