News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaApr 20, 2016Tokyo-based Cluster secures $460K funding to develop VR platform for meet-upsCluster, the Japanese startup behind a virtual reality(VR)-based event and environment platform under the same name,…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby The BridgeApr 18, 2016If Conference 2016 in NYC connects Japan, US tech scenesThis article is a contribution from New York-based journalist / translator Kasumi Abe. The Bridge reformatted…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby kigoyamaApr 18, 2016Japanese newspaper giant Asahi Shimbun buys ‘owned media’ marketing startup SomewriteThis is the abridged version from our original article in Japanese. The Asahi Shimbun, a leading…
contribution Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby The BridgeApr 15, 2016Mobile Gaming: Is it Gotcha time for Gacha?This guest post is authored by Mark Bivens. Mark is a Silicon Valley native and former…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaApr 14, 2016Japan port city of Kobe launches pre-accelerator program with 500 StartupsSee the original story in Japanese. Silicon Valley-headquartered VC firm 500 Startups and the City of…
Mobile Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaApr 12, 2016KDDI buys Japanese mobile game marketing startup AppBroadCastTokyo-based Mediba, an ad business-centric subsidiary of Japan’s leading telco KDDI, announced on Friday that it…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaApr 11, 2016Japan’s Recruit holds Tech Lab Paak Demo Day, teams from 3rd batch exhibit outcomesSee the original story in Japanese. TECH LAB PAAK in Shibuya, Tokyo is a community space…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaApr 11, 2016360° video livestreaming platform HUG wins Open Network Lab 12th Demo Day in TokyoSee the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based startup incubator Open Network Lab held a Demo Day…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby Masaru IkedaApr 11, 2016Android inventor Andy Rubin showcases his godfathered biped robot in TokyoSee the original story in Japanese. On Friday afternoon, Andy Rubin made a keynote speech at…
News Share x facebook whatsapp Posted byby The BridgeApr 9, 2016French tech startup unveils diving-use cruise controller at Marine Diving Fair in TokyoThis is a guest post authored by “Tex” Pomeroy. He is a Tokyo-based writer specializing in…