Japan’s technology news
Japan’s tech and startup news in February 20201 covered news items across subjects including semiconductors, smart city developments driven by Toyota, electric vehicles, digital health initiatives and the Aichi Startup Festival.
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Technology news: February 2021
Artificial intelligence | Blockchain | Cryptocurrency
Cybersecurity | FinTech
- Japan: Digital Health Market and Business Opportunities webinar set for February 11th, provided by the City of Kobe
- Japan: An overview of the recent ‘FinTech Program: Asia meets Tokyo’ business plan pitching event, and the 8 fintech firms that took part
- Japan: Aichi Startup Festival 2021 with e27 set for March 15-17, with applications now open for domestic, Asian and global startups to participate in pitch sessions
- Japan: A brief intro to Yappli Inc, designing off-the-shelf apps that clients can manage locally without the need to hire programmers
- A video recap of the recent Japanese Digital Health Market and Business Opportunity Webinar
- Japan: Sagawa Express courier service aiming to switch all 7K minicars to electric models by 2030, with new car prototype expected later in 2021
- Japan: World Economic Forum looks at Japan’s adoption of industrial robots from 1978 to 2017, offering insights on the future role of robots and the workforce
- Japan: A look at the 9 startups showcased at the recent Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka Demo Day, working in edge AI applications, blockchain and more
- Japan: Toyota to build ‘Woven City’, 175-acre smart city and tech test bed, to be populated by 2K Toyota employees and families, retirees, retailers, and scientists
- Japan: Kansai Life Science Accelerator Program demo day set for March 10th, showcasing 6 life science startups
- Taiwan’s TSMC semiconductor chip firm to build $190M R&D site in Japan, aiming for closer collaboration with top Japanese equipment and materials suppliers
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