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STARTUPS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2022
Top SoftBank executive set to leave after seeking $1 billion in compensation
Marcelo Claure, who was SoftBank's second-highest paid executive in the latest financial year, has often pushed for much more money and authority, putting him at odds with Masayoshi Son.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2022
SoftBank to expand Vision Fund team for more Japan investment
To date only two of Masayoshi Son's investments have been in domestic startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2022
NFT startup run by pro footballer Tom Brady’s raises $170 million in funding
Based in Los Angeles, the firm helps athletes and entertainers launch and promote their nonfungible tokens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2022
China venture funding hits record $131 billion despite crackdown
Entrepreneurs and venture firms have turned away from softer internet businesses and toward hard-core technologies like semiconductors, robotics and enterprise software.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ targets Asia unicorns with debt-finance fund
Japan's largest lender will start a u00a534 billion fund early next year after upsizing its first joint-venture fund earlier this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2021
Fintech startup Finatext has worst Tokyo debut in two decades
The firm is expecting a net loss of u00a51 billion this fiscal year, but co-founder Ryota Hayashi says he's in no rush to generate profit, though added it could do so quickly if required.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2021
What happens when Instagram success meets a market meltdown
THG became a billion-dollar company through makeup and supplements that were wildly popular on social media. The good times didn't last.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 16, 2021
Venture capital cash flows to Japan following China crackdown
Japan's startups are increasingly attracting interest from overseas investors as the country starts to shake off it's reputation as a unicorn-free venture backwater.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2021
Saving the dinosaurs: Startups drive to electrify fossil-fuel cars
EV conversion is a cottage industry that's emerged over the past five years, and been turbo-charged by advances in battery technology and electric motors in the past two.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2021
More companies will list in Japan this month than ever before
While Japan's stock market might have had an unassuming year overall, one sector is running red-hot: new listings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2021
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son bets on narcolepsy drug for sleep-deprived Japan
The proportion of people sleeping less than the recommended eight hours is rising globally, and costs Japan as much as $138 billion in economic losses each year, according to Rand Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2021
SoftBank-backed crypto firm in Brazil eyes multiple acquisitions
The SoftBank Latin America Fund announced a $200 million investment in Sao Paulo-based 2TM in July, valuing the company at $2.1 billion — the first crypto unicorn in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund posts a record loss as Coupang shares fall
The plunging value of some investments and a tech sector crackdown by Chinese regulators have pushed the business into the red.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 4, 2021
100-seat electric plane may be ready by 2027
Wright plans to build a fleet of converted planes, which will have a range of about one hour or 460 miles.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2021
A $2 billion Japanese startup aims to fix polarized news via an algorithm
SmartNews, which uses an algorithm to provide what it says is an unbiased, nonpartisan mix of information, is one of Japan's most valuable startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2021
Japanese startup targets supercar users with $700,000 hoverbike
The XTurismo Limited Edition from A.L.I. Technologies promises to fly for 40 minutes at up to 100 kilometer per hour.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2021
SoftBank weighs stake in Ampere, valuing chipmaker at $8 billion
Ampere is a 4-year-old startup run by a former Intel Corp. executive who is trying to break into the market for microprocessors that run servers in data centers, an area dominated by her old company.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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