Business / Corporate Nov 20, 2020
Nissan said to be in talks with U.S. startup to electrify pickup truck
by Gabrielle Coppola
Nissan has never fared well in the competitive U.S. full-size truck market, and demand for the Titan plunged 38% last year.
Food & Drink | Food Sustainability in Japan Nov 11, 2020
Pandemic accelerates development of eco-friendly, plant-based 'meat' in Japan
New production methods harnessing cutting-edge technologies enable consumers to enjoy healthy, plant-based products with tastes similar to conventional meat.
National Oct 31, 2020
Fukuoka startup develops coronavirus antibody test kit using silkworms
A Kyushu University startup in Fukuoka has teamed up with a medical equipment-maker to offer a coronavirus antibody test kit utilizing silkworms that allows people to take tests without visiting medical institutions. Kaico Ltd. and Protects Co. in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, have jointly developed the ...
Business / Financial Markets Oct 15, 2020
Japan’s startup gauge surges to 14-year high on retail demand
by Shoko Oda
The coronavirus pandemic proved to be a blessing in disguise for many Mothers-listed companies as investors first poured their money into pandemic-themed stocks.
Business / Corporate Oct 9, 2020
PlayStation inventor starts new career making robots for no pay
by Pavel Alpeyev and Yuki Furukawa
Ken Kutaragi, 70, wants to make affordable robots that can safely move around and do physical work alongside humans in factories and logistics centers.
Digital | ON: TECH Sep 26, 2020
by Chiho Komoriya
Teplo personalizes your cup of tea; Digicoro makes playing with kid’s apps more analog; and Keepack helps keep your items sanitized while on the move.
Business | FOCUS Sep 20, 2020
Startups race to develop tech that can clear workplaces of COVID-19
by Larissa Zimberoff
Smithfield Foods Inc. thought it was doing great. In the first quarter of this year, the pork giant’s earnings were up 190 percent over the same period in 2019. Then the pandemic hit, and the close quarters of meatpacking plants made them ideal places ...
Business / Tech Aug 20, 2020
Japanese startup raises $28 million to help fund moon mission
Ispace plans its first lunar landing mission in 2022, and another the year after to explore the moon’s surface with a rover.
Business / Corporate Aug 5, 2020
SoftBank backs 29-year-old’s venture aiming to become Netflix for fiction
by Sohee Kim
Radish’s growing stable of in-house soap-opera scriptwriters conceive new episodes in various genres every four or six hours.
Business Jul 21, 2020
Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law
by Felix Tam
About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Business / Corporate Jul 10, 2020
Japanese college dropout builds $560 million fortune through AI firm
by Min Jeong Lee and Ayaka Maki
AI inside Inc. has ambitious plans to expand outside Japan and into other business lines.