TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

EV battery swapping startup Ample has locked in two partnerships this month that will help fuel an expansion into Japan and New York City after years of working on the technology. Ample and Eneos will also evaluate whether swapping stations can offer other uses, such as a backup source of power for the energy grid.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

When the brand did similar limited-edition vintage drops in Germany, South Korea, and Japan, they sold out within minutes or hours. Photo: Rimowa] Emilie De Vitis, Rimowa’s VP of product and marketing, says the company launched the program quietly, since it wasn’t sure how customers would react.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

Climate change is intensifying across the globe, and one of the most challenging cases is Japan. Technology to address disasters and resilience is a key area of venture capital investment these days , and now another startup in the space is proving that there is widespread interest in this growing market.

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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. “The difference is that we purchase from the seller at a discount from the market price. . and the U.K., While the U.S.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A recent analysis from Japan's Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories shows that PC gaming has grown significantly in Japan over the last few years. Mobile is easily the most dominant sector of the market, but PC has seen noticeable changes recently.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

Breaking into Japan is often one of the biggest challenges a growing tech company will encounter. For the startups that cater to these companies, “cracking Japan” is inevitably part of their growth and expansion roadmaps. Japan is not a testing ground for MVP products. Share on Twitter. Barnabas Birmacher is the CEO of Bitrise.

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TechSpot

MARCH 19, 2025

AMD's Spring New Product Launch in Akihabara, Tokyo, was attended by board partners including Asrock, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, and Sapphire, as well as popular influencers. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

In this case, Barnabas Birmacher, CEO of Platform as a Service company Bitrise, shared the lessons he learned as his team attempted to enter Japan. Instead of relying solely on strategic partners, his team visited Japan before ramping up to host events and engage directly with early adopters. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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TechSpot

APRIL 16, 2024

According to a new report by Nikkei Asia, Japanese authorities are poised to toughen their antitrust regulations, posing a significant challenge to incumbents in the mobile market. The publication revealed that penalties aimed at curbing monopolistic practices will see a substantial increase, with fines more than tripled compared to current.

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2021

SoftBank has announced a Leica-branded phone for the Japanese market. Preorders for the Leitz Phone 1 start tomorrow in Japan. Leica has lent its name to phone camera systems before, but this Leitz Phone 1 is the first time the Leica brand and iconic red dot has taken precedence on a smartphone.

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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 operates 17 offices across 13 markets with more than 1,000 employees. ”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Separately, Hybe Japan will announce a boy band in Japan, Hyunrock Han, CEO of Hybe Japan, said. In the briefing, Lenzo Yoon, CEO of Hybe America, said that Hybe and Universal Music Group are preparing to unveil a global girl group debut, too.

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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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TechSpot

JULY 26, 2024

Founded as "Nintendo Koppai" by Fusajiro Yamauchi in September 1889 in Kyoto, Japan, the company began by producing and marketing handmade 'hanafuda' playing cards. These cards had.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It can be particularly tough for businesses in Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) who have been weathering this storm the longest. But as we approach the end of the year, APJ is finally on a slow path of recovery, even though progress is uneven across markets.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

“Microinfluencers” are gaining clout among marketers. It currently operates in Taiwan and Japan, where it has databases of 100,000 and 250,000 Instagram creators, respectively. Before launching Influenxio, Ko spent 15 years working in the digital marketing field, serving as an account manager at Yahoo!

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

After introducing its "computing broker" solution in 2023, Fujitsu has now confirmed that the product is finally available for purchase in Japan and other markets worldwide.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Chinas BYD is making preparation to introduce its luxury sports utility vehicle Tang to Japan, with the launch of the premium Han sedan and the popular Qin model also on the pipeline in an increased effort to crack the worlds fourth largest auto market. 36Kr, in Chinese , Nikkei, in Japanese , TechNode reporting]

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TechNode

AUGUST 13, 2024

Chinese electric vehicle brand Zeekr is planning to sell two premium EV models in Japan in 2025 and hopes to open showrooms in Tokyo and the Osaka area ahead of the launch later this year, according to vice president Chen Yu, Nikkei has reported. Meanwhile, rival BYD in June launched the Seal, its most expensive electric sedan, in Japan at 5.28

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

The e-commerce market of South Korea is expected to increase up to $250 billion by 2025. Una says that South Korea, the fifth-largest e-commerce market globally, is considered a key market for Una Brands. . company Thrasio also set up an office in Japan in 2021 to expand its presence in Asia.

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TechSpot

MAY 7, 2024

That system debuted in Japan in 1983 before finding its way to American test markets as the original NES in late 1985. The Super Famicom (known as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America) was the successor to the original Family Computer. Nintendo wasn't in a hurry to release. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The South Korea and Japan-based startup automates front and backend processes including accommodation reservation, room management and front desk duties, and it will be using the funds to continue expanding its business. It entered Japan in 2017, for example, by acquiring several Japanese hospitality management companies.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

Japan Industrial Partners, the company that bought the VAIO computer business from Sony, has signed a memorandum of understanding that will see Olympus spin out the division and transfer all of its shares. Olympus has announced plans to get out of the camera business entirely, selling off its imaging division to an investment fund.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

French startup Back Market has raised another mega round of funding. If you’re not familiar with Back Market, the company operates a marketplace of refurbished electronics devices — mostly smartphones. Back Market doesn’t refurbish devices directly. Instead, third-party companies act as the sourcing partners for Back Market.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

While working as a software engineer in Japan, Singapore and San Francisco for the past 10 years, Ryo Chikazawa , CEO and co-founder of Autify , came to realize that there’s one common problem in the software development industry; software testing takes excessive time. The company is currently focusing on two markets, the U.S.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The contamination could see the price of NAND — the main component of SSDs — spike up to 10 percent, according to market research firm TrendForce. Any potential NAND shortages or price fluctuations could affect the PC market over the next few months, which had another big year in 2021 despite global chip shortages and demand for GPUs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Beam, which currently operates e-scooters and e-bikes in 35 cities across Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, aims to spread into markets like Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Turkey. . Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. In fact, one of the most in-demand job skills for digital marketers and fundraisers is knowing how to effectively use social media advertising channels and Google Ads.

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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

MARCH 1, 2023

Monday.com recently marked a 76% year-over-year growth in the number of its employees in Australia, prompting the company to open its own space, said its vice president of Asia-Pacific and Japan Dean Swan. In addition to Australia, monday.com is focused in New Zealand, Singapore and Japan for regional growth.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Octopus will now launch as a brand in Japan with its trademark 100% renewable electricity operation, which uses an innovative AI and data-based platform to balance loads around the grid. Octopus has a 5% share of the energy supply market and counts 1.8 by 50% (renewables in Japan in 2019 accounted for 18.9% In the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

Peeba says the lack of B2B-focused online wholesale solutions and tech infrastructure hampered Asia’s antiquated B2B retail, wholesale market in business growth and new market entries during the pandemic. The platform brings both emerging and traditional brands to the world of local retail in Asia.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

According to eMarketer , Japan and Korea’s e-commerce markets were estimated at $144 billion and $121 billion, respectively, in 2021. Despite the large e-commerce market size, both countries have fewer e-commerce aggregators than other countries with smaller markets, South Korean e-commerce aggregator New Vessel said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

The company is headquartered in Japan, with operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. The capital will be used to expand its fulfillment infrastructure, including a network of warehouses and cold chain logistics, hire more people for its engineering team, and sales and marketing.

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TechSpot

MAY 10, 2023

Back in 2021, the Japanese government said it would make it a top priority to reboot the local semiconductor industry, which was once a dominant force on the global market. Despite hosting more chip factories than an other country, Japan has fallen behind when it comes to mass-producing chips on. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Joby Aviation is partnering with Japanese airline ANA to bring aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Joby’s intent to start up operations in Japan comes to light a week after the company announced plans to launch an air taxi service in South Korea in partnership with SK Telecom. The air taxi market prepares to take flight.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2024

In some parts of the world (read: Japan, primarily), eldercare has been an important robotics focus for decades. In recent years, other markets have begun exploring the space. Labrador Robotics’ home assistive system is a good example here in the States.

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