TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Swing , a South Korean electric scooter and micromobility startup, announced today it has raised $24 million in a Series B round to spur its growth and expansion to Japan. . Expansion to Japan. Last year, the startup set up a subsidiary in Japan, aiming to launch its service in Tokyo in the first half of 2022. .

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VentureBeat

MARCH 3, 2025

has expanded outside of Japan, bringing virtual creators known as VTubers to U.S. Cover Corp. The market is getting its test now as to whether VTubers — where humans give voice to 3D avatars in concert performances — can catch fire on the global stage.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 27, 2020

Kioxia, formerly known as Toshiba Memory Holdings, is setting its sights for an IPO as soon as October on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, according to Nikkei Asian Review.

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TechSpot

JULY 3, 2024

Back in 2022, Japan declared "war" on floppy disks. Digital minister Taro Kono wrote that floppies, CDs, and even mini-disks were still required for around 1,900 government procedures in which business communities submit applications and other forms. The country's digital agency said it would be bringing these procedures into the.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

That still leaves Sega with a small ~15 percent chunk of the business, but that's hardly enough to control its operations. No, from here on out, Sega has essentially washed its hands of its arcades, which might disappoint some of its Japan-based fans.

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TechSpot

JUNE 16, 2021

Japan Display (JDI) used to be one of Apple's main suppliers of LCDs for the iPhone, and over the years most of its business was focused on that. Back in 2019, the company sold its screen manufacturing plant to Sharp for $390 million to repay debt to Apple and avoid.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Especially after the long bumpy ride we have all been on since the start of 2020, and that we continue to live through the pandemic, can businesses really be optimistic about their future health? It can be particularly tough for businesses in Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) who have been weathering this storm the longest.

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Japanese commerce enabler AnyMind , which helps brands and influencers’ online operations, has closed a ¥5 billion (approximately $36 million) Series D round on the back of that boost to make additional acquisitions in Japan and globally. AnyMind offers a number of services for brands and online business operators. ”

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2020

Google will soon let businesses add additional descriptors to their listings that appear in Google Search and Maps results to better help potential customers understand what a business offers at a glance. The new descriptors, which Google calls “attributes,” are short notes that show up under other business information on a listing.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As far back as mid-2021, we heard rumblings that Western Digital was in advanced talks to merge with Japan's Kioxia (formerly known as Toshiba Memory). The two sides spent more than two years trying to hammer out all of the details. The deal appeared to be in the home stretch. Read Entire Article

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

Japan’s Seven & i , the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, said Thursday it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital for about $5.4 of 7-Eleven or SEI, its convenience store business in North America, by the end of 2026. Japan, and other Asian nations. regulatory concerns.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

Farmers and food businesses, like restaurants, deal with the same issue: a fragmented supply chain. Secai Marche wants to streamline agricultural logistics, making fulfillment more cost-efficient and enabling food businesses to bundle products from different farmers into the same order. billion JPY (about $8.5 billion) in 2030.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

Japan In March 2024, Japan officially launched its Digital Nomad Visa under the Designated Activities residence category, opening the door for remote workers around the world to live and work in the country for up to six months. Japans appeal to remote professionals goes far beyond its big cities. 439,521 NOK).

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The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

That includes a request Apple reportedly received in 2014 or 2015 about a small group of uninhabited islands that China and Japan apparently have a dispute over in terms of who owns them. A satellite image of the Senkaku Islands located in the East of China on April 01, 2016 in Japan.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Japan has advanced the use of robotics specifically for this purpose, with mixed results. Just like a human butler, here theres a distinct possibility of robots just for rich people, which will require breakthroughs in manufacturability and new business models to avoid.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Our customers realize a 29% increase in business user productivity and a 29%* faster delivery of business-driving reports. To keep up with the ever-changing business environment, use Data Stories. Meet all your business needs in one place with Tableau External Actions. Switching between applications is costly.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

In Japan, where the real estate market is fragmented, homeowners have faced uncertain selling prices riddled with brokerage fees and an average selling period of between four and eight months, Ito said. When purchasing an existing house in Japan, brokerage fees usually amount to about 3% of the property price, Ito added. . and the U.K.,

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Tableau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Our customers realize a 29% increase in business user productivity and a 29%* faster delivery of business-driving reports. To keep up with the ever-changing business environment, use Data Stories. Meet all your business needs in one place with Tableau External Actions. Switching between applications is costly.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The businesses that the accelerator favor all aim to go beyond Korea’s traditionally inward focus, and move into lucrative markets including the US, China, Japan, and others. SparkLabs belongs to the Global Accelerator Network , which includes Techstars , Australia’s PushStart and Microsoft’s Azure accelerator in Israel.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

We plan to use the new funding to double down on expanding our footprint in key markets, including Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and Asia,” founder and CEO Ming Chen told TechCrunch. “In During the pandemic, KKday’s main growth driver was domestic travel in markets like Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

Zeals , a Tokyo-based startup that lets businesses communicate with their customers via its chat application, said Thursday it has secured $27.2 JIC Venture Growth Investments led the Series E equity funding, with participation from Z Venture Capital , a venture investment arm of Z Holdings, Japan Post Capital and Salesforce Ventures.

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The Verge

MAY 13, 2021

In its announcement, Balmuda notes that since the smartphone business is getting increasingly commoditized, the company wants to provide an experience that only it can. Balmuda’s toaster sells for about $235 in Japan. Bloomberg reported five years ago that it had become a cult hit in Japan with a three-month waiting time to buy one.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Whether that “you” is the government, business, public services, other community members, or even philanthropists.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Hybe , the South Korean agency behind K-pop megastars BTS, announced today that it plans to set up a joint venture with Korean crypto exchange Upbit to enter to non-fungible token (NFT) business. In addition to the NFT JV, there will be a BTS video game, and a ‘webtoon’ business. . Hybe will buy a 2.5%

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

A little over 13 years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP, then one of the world’s mightiest software companies, left the company he’d devoted the bulk of his professional career to and started a business called Better Place. The company’s pitch?

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TechNode

MAY 23, 2024

Renowned Japanese technology companies including Sony and Fujifilm on Thursday showcased their latest products and business solutions at the BEYOND EXPO 2024 tech conference in Macao, voicing their expectations for the future of collaboration with China. With a gross domestic product of more than $4.2

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Most of SNKRDUNK’s transactions are within Japan now, but it plans to become a cross-border marketplace. While the COVID-19 pandemic was initially expected to put a damper on the sneaker resell market, C2C marketplaces have actually seen their business increase. Launched in 2018, SNKRDUNK now has 2.5

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TechSpot

AUGUST 7, 2023

On Monday, electronic giant Toshiba announced it would proceed with a tender offer from a conglomerate of Japanese banks and businesses called "Japan Industrial Partners." Talks have been ongoing, with Toshiba agreeing with the two trillion yen ($14 billion US) proposal in March. Read Entire Article

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Medium Technology Section

APRIL 15, 2025

In March 2024, Naotaka Nishiyama, the founder of Tech Japan, made a bold move — he left Tokyo with just a suitcase and landed in Bangalore… Continue reading on Medium

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2020

It first launched the product in Japan last year. The idea is that businesses can print their QR code and have customers scan it to open their Instagram account easily. Restaurants have begun leaving QR codes out instead of their physical menus, and other businesses request that people scan a QR code to load their website.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Amazon is aiming to support small businesses on its platform by incentivizing customers to buy from them in the run-up to Prime Day. Starting today until October 12th, Prime members will receive a $10 credit usable on Prime Day by spending $10 at certain small businesses on Amazon.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 4, 2020

Olympus, the Japanese optics specialist that announced it would be selling its camera business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) back in June, has introduced a new digital camera and telephoto lens.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Nextorage describes itself as a “Sony group company specializing in the memory storage solutions business,” and its NEM-PA SSD ticks all the boxes for PlayStation 5 compatibility. One is that the SSD doesn’t appear to be for sale outside of Japan: we couldn’t find anything from Nextorage on Amazon US, Newegg, or B&H.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

billion (300 billion yen), mostly in cash, to enhance its business in Japan. After the acquisition, the Japan-based company will continue to operate its existing business and maintain the brand while the leaders, Paidy’s president and CEO Riku Sugie and founder and executive chairman of Paidy Russel Cummer, keep their positions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

As a general rule of thumb, respond to messages within 24 hours or less in your Inbox in Facebook Business Suite. For example, the Dolphin Project streams live daily updates from the Taiji dolphin hunts in Japan and NPR regularly streams live news updates. Pick one day a month and create a Facebook Study Hour for yourself.

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DataRobot

JUNE 1, 2022

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Global investors are running from Chinese tech stocks in the wake of the government’s crackdown on Ant Group and Alibaba, two high-flying businesses founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma) that were once hailed as paragons of China’s new tech elite. Shares of Alibaba are off around 30% from their recent record highs set in late October.

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