2018’s third quarter
Japan’s startups
- An intro to a handful of Japan’s startups
- Line, country’s biggest messaging service, to open cryptocurrency exchange
- AEON Credit and Fujitsu to trial biometric payments in convenience stores
- A look at Japan’s use of robots, IoT and appliance technology to monitor the elderly
- Paidy fintech startup raises $55M for online shopping without credit cards
- BLUU Smart Parking app to launch, backed by SoftBank multinational
- Cinnamon startup opens Taiwan AI R&D center; aims for 5 more across Asia
- Japan’s Infoteria Corp partners Singapore’s Zilliqa blockchain startup to push decentralised applications and scalable public blockchain tech
- An intro to Framgia, Japan-Vietnam app development venture
- Why Osaka is becoming a hotspot for startups in Asia
- Japan’s AgriNet site set to connect South Asia’s rural farmers with other sectors, helping agricultural regions do better
- China’s tech news website 36Kr to enter Japan, aiming to grow two-way awareness
- Autonomous taxi starts road trials in Tokyo, aiming for 2020 Olympics
- SoftBank Group reportedly considering $5BN Asia fund, focusing on India
- Triple-1 crypto startup unveils 7nm bitcoin mining ASIC chip
- BitTrade crypto exchange acquired by Huobi cryptocurrency giant
- LINE Pay aims for $1.3BN fundraise to boost app-based financial services
- Japanese researchers are using machine learning to detect dementia, with 92% accuracy
- Amazon Pay service enters unaffiliated bricks-and-mortar shops for the first time
- LINE social media giant launches cryptocurrency
- An intro to ALE meteor-shower-on-demand startup
- Exit startup will help you quit an awful job by dealing with all the awkwardness
- Shizuoka University ready to conduct world-first test of space elevator movement
- An intro to JX Press’ NewsDigest, newsroom app run by AI
- Japan’s SoftBank Ventures Korea arm launches $300M fund focused on China’s early stage tech startups
