Japan’s technology news in June
June 2021 tech news summary for Japan
– the articles, reports & downloads
Our Japan technology news round-up for June 2021 gathers items on subjects including digital payments, data breach concerns, Japan’s cybercrime response to state-backed attacks, the country’s partnership with Finland to look at 6G standards, and more.
Items listed below are Japan’s tech headlines; each featured item links to the online article behind it, in full, online and free for you to read instantly.
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- Japan: MPower Partners Fund launches with $150M to focus on social challenges in fields including health care, financial tech, education and the environment
- A brief look at LINE BK, digital bank from Japan’s LINE messenger app LINE, initially launched in Thailand and now expanding its user base in Taiwan
- Japan: A brief intro to byFood, food tourism startup recently recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 list
- Japan: Government agencies reportedly suffered data breaches including hacker access to 76K email addresses originating from hack of 3rd-party info sharing tool
- Japan: Ashirase develops app-connected ‘in-shoe navigation system’ to help visually impaired with walking, graduating from Honda’s IGNITION business creation program
- Japan: A look at Softbank-backed digital payments firm PayPay, boasting 3M merchants and over 39M users
- Industry groups from Japan and Finland to conduct joint research and development of 6G communications tech, looking to lead the creation of 6G standards
- Japan signs $338M semiconductor research agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to develop chip tech, aiming for Japanese competitiveness
- Download: Japan’s Cybersecurity Strategy, From The Olympics To The Indo-Pacific (pdf)
- Japan’s Next Meat Co to showcase vegan barbecue short ribs at Sacramento Vegan Food Festival, followed by launch of e-commerce retail shop in Los Angeles
- Japan: A video discussion of visa options for software engineers looking to work in Japan, delivered by Le Wagon Tokyo
- FastTrack Webinar takes place June 23rd for international startups looking to launch or base in Japan, providing info on the 2021 Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka program
- A brief look at byFood from Tablecross, providing restaurant bookings online for overseas tourists in Japan, donating part of profit to feeding children in developing countries
- Japan: Police Agency to set up new bureau and team dedicated to cybercrime responses, including to state-sponsored attacks from China, North Korea and Russia
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