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STARTUPS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2022
Kishida pitches permanent tax-free savings program at New York Stock Exchange
Kishida also said his new capitalism policies should be as powerful as Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani, as it could help the Japanese economy achieve 'growth and sustainability.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 16, 2022
Banker who brought Goldman clout to SoftBank starts venture bets
Before his abrupt departure from SoftBank Group last year, Katsunori Sago was seen as a potential successor to Masayoshi Son. He's now charting his own course in startup investments.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Sep 15, 2022
A sports media empire runs on ‘good vibes only’
As Jomboy Media has grown, the startup has kept up the positivity and energy that made them popular in the first place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2022
Truly autonomous cars may be impossible without helpful human touch
Human supervisors, monitoring video feeds from multiple autonomous vehicles ready to step in and get stuck robot drivers moving again, may be needed permanently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 23, 2022
Japanese developer bringing bright ideas to 'smart homes' in the U.S.
Homma Group homes automatically turn lights on and off and adjust brightness and tones, blending into the daily lives of inhabitants depending on the time of day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2022
Mega-banks boost support for startups in line with Kishida's 'new capitalism' plan
Japan's largest banks have set up dedicated sections for startups, focusing on support in the fields of finance and human resources as well as assistance with initial public offerings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 22, 2022
Cargo.one finds a simpler way to get started in Japan
The head of cargo.one's expansion efforts stresses that you'll need to do your homework before coming to Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2022
Masayoshi Son is now down $4 billion on his SoftBank side deals
Son took the unusual step of establishing personal stakes in a series of SoftBank ventures in recent years, a mixing of company and executive interests that drew the ire of investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2022
SoftBank steps up asset sales from sinking portfolio
The Vision Fund exited a swathe of assets in the second quarter — including ridehailer Uber Technologies and property platform Opendoor Technologies — for a realized gain of $5.6 billion
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2022
SoftBank CEO pledges sweeping cost cuts after $23.4 billion loss
Low tech valuations have been draining SoftBank's ability to turn public listings of its portfolio companies into liquidity to fuel further big bets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2022
Japan looks to take startup ecosystem to next level with more government help
Initiatives under the Abe administration helped the development of some firms, but overall Japan still lags behind powerhouses such as the U.S. and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2022
Japan creates new Cabinet post to boost startup ecosystem
In addition to his role as economic revitalization minister, Daishiro Yamagiwa will now oversee the promotion of startup policies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2022
Japan to foster startups by sending 1,000 people to Silicon Valley over five years
During a visit to the U.S., Japanese industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said he has been impressed by the mentality there, in which people are not afraid of failures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2022
Kishida to create two Cabinet minister posts to support startups and cut carbon emissions
The prime minister aims to increase investment in decarbonization by aligning the public and private sectors while driving economic growth through the cultivation of more startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2022
SoftBank-backed cancer detection startup may go public as soon as 2023
AI Medical Service Inc. develops software to scan endoscopy images and identify potential cancers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jul 11, 2022
Japanese research team develops app to help public discover new asteroids
The project team hopes people will help scour more than 700,000 images to find space objects that could collide with the Earth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2022
Pension riches are no panacea for Japan’s startups
The world's biggest pension fund might invest in the next unicorns and decacorns. That's a good beginning — but the country's fledgling scene needs more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2022
SoftBank Vision Fund’s fourth Japan investment is a legal tech bet
LegalForce, which uses AI to screen contracts for loopholes and potential legal risks, said it will use the funds on research and on expanding its sales team to win new customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022
Thai market helps mobile payments firm join list of unicorns in Japan
Mobile payment gateway provider Opn Co. owes much of its success to its early entry into the Thai market in 2013.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 21, 2022
Tax reform key for Japan’s ¥10 trillion startup push, says head of ruling party group
The government is set to put together a five-year plan by the end of 2022 that will seek to increase money going to startups tenfold.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
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