Most entrepreneurs and high-level executives from China, Japan and South Korea are optimistic about China’s economic growth this year, according to a survey by the Global Times Research Center, Maeil …
Tokyo-based SODA, which runs Japan’s largest sneaker resell platform, lands $22 million led by SoftBank Ventures Asia
Tokyo-based SODA, which runs sneaker reselling platform SNKRDUNK, has raised a $22 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. Investors also included basepartners, Colopl Next, THE GUILD and …
Tokyo-based SODA, which runs Japan’s largest sneaker resell platform, lands $22 million led by SoftBank Ventures Asia
Tokyo-based SODA, which runs sneaker reselling platform SNKRDUNK, has raised a $22 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. Investors also included basepartners, Colopl Next, THE GUILD and …
Most China, South Korean executives see Biden improving Washington-Beijing ties, survey shows
Chinese and South Korean business leaders are much more optimistic than their Japanese counterparts about the prospect for better US-China relations under the incoming administration of Joe Biden, …
Sri Lanka revives port deal with India, Japan
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (Jan 13) announced the revival of an Indian and Japanese investment project to develop a …
RTHK: Covid emergency in Japan extended to half its people
Japan expanded a state of emergency declared for the Tokyo area last week to seven more prefectures on Wednesday amid a steady rise in Covid-19 cases, while a survey by public broadcaster NHK showed …
Japan set to expand state of emergency, public cools to Olympics
The Japanese government said on Wednesday it wants to expand a state of emergency it declared for the Tokyo area last week to seven more prefectures, as the public’s hopes for a Summer Olympics fade …
Japan Preparing to Expand Coronavirus Emergency – Media
The Japanese government has started preparations to expand a state of emergency to the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, Jiji news agency reported on Monday. The three …
Coronavirus live news: Japan extends state of emergency; travellers to US will soon need negative test pre-flight
Restrictions to spread beyond Tokyo to include Osaka and Kyoto; US testing requirements expanded to most international air travellers …
Singapore firm’s robot baristas to serve coffee at JR East stations
East Japan Railway Co. has acquired an equity stake in Crown Technologies with a view to using the Singapore retail tech startup’s fully autonomous robotic baristas to serve coffee at railway stations …