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Cover brings VTuber phenomenon to U.S. audiences

VentureBeat

has expanded outside of Japan, bringing virtual creators known as VTubers to U.S. 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. Cover Corp.

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Yahoo Japan is going dark in Europe

The Verge

Yahoo Japan has announced that most of its online services will cease to be accessible in the European Economic Area and the UK as of April 6th. Yahoo Japan is an entirely separate entity to the American former web giant now owned by the Apollo private equity firm. Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images.

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SoftBank-backed Korean edtech startup Riiid acquires Langoo, expands in Japan  

TechCrunch

Riiid , a South Korea-headquartered AI-powered edtech company, acquired its Japanese distribution partner Langoo to expand its Japan footprint. . Riiid has said it will continue to fuel its global expansion with the funding. . million users downloaded the Riiid Tutor app in South Korea and Japan. Riiid claims that more than 2.5

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A decade of tech reporting from Japan

The Verge

The rest of Asia has risen in importance If I were starting a tech website in 2011, I would probably have wanted to hire someone in Japan, which was at the time the undisputed home of gadgets — floating bathtub TVs, widespread NFC use, robot dogs, and so on. It’s a little sad to say so, but Japan isn’t the force in consumer tech it once was.

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Japan joins Europe and U.S. to keep Big Tech in check

TechSpot

The chairman of Japan's FTC, Kazuyuki Furuya, made an interview statement recently that Japan will aid the United States and Europe in efforts to prevent and limit market abuses by the Big Four global tech companies.

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Coral Capital closes third fund with $128M for startups in Japan

TechCrunch

Coral Capital, founded by two partners James Riney and Yohei Sawayama, will continue to invest in seed and early-stage companies in Japan, deploying first checks from $500,000 to $5 million, and follow-on funding, CEO and founding partner Riney told TechCrunch. “We LINE Ventures merges with YJ Capital, launches $271M fund.

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Korean micromobility startup Swing grabs $24M for growth, expands to Japan 

TechCrunch

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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