In conversation with vice governor Manabu Miyasaka on City-Tech. Tokyo conference
It has become my New Year’s practice to organize the schedule of startup conferences around the…
Japanese serial entrepreneur taking on post-pandemic rise of audio social media
Since Taka Iguchi has developed so many products and services if you include those that already…
Japan’s Cluster secures $3.6M series B to develop own VR live show content
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Cluster, the Japanese startup behind the social VR (virtual…
Tokyo Office Tour: MUFG opens co-working space in birthplace of banking in Japan
See the original story in Japanese. This is part of our ‘Tokyo Office Tour’ series (RSS),…
Kyoto’s Makers Boot Camp partners with La French Tech to help more IoT startups grow
This is a guest post by Sabrina Sasaki, a marketing representative of Kyoto-based hardware startup accelerator…
Japan’s Seven Dreamers, developer of laundry-folding robot, secures $55 million
See the original story in Japanese. A product from Japan created quite the stir at Consumer…
In conversation with Acquia’s Dries Buytaert, inventor of Drupal
See the original story in Japanese. Acquia Labs’ establishment was announced just last week, while Dries…
Base, Japan’s answer to Shopify, snags $14M to strengthen payment solutions unit
See the original story in Japanese. As per some media reports, Tokyo-based Base, the Japanese startup…
Former exec of Rakuten, Sony, gets $4.1M seed funding for “housing version of Tesla”
See the original story in Japanese. A former student entrepreneur has returned to the startup scene…
Internet of Things key players from Japan, Taiwan reveal next-gen trends of entrepreneurs
This is a guest post by Sabrina Sasaki, a marketing representative of Kyoto-based hardware startup accelerator…