Japan

Energy-efficient AI Semiconductor Company EdgeCortix Closes Series A Funding

TOKYO, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeCortix® the AI-focused fabless semiconductor company today announced that it has closed over$8 Million USD in series A funding.  EdgeCortix's reconfigurable Dynamic Neural Accelerator® processor architecture and AI acceleration SoC SAKURA™ brings best-in-c...

2022-03-01 09:00 2778

Fiducia's Inaugural Fund Launched With Initial Size of 3.3 Billion Yen; Fundraising to Continue

TOKYO, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiducia Inc. announced that it has executed the first closing of its inaugural fund (Fiducia Growth Tech Limited Liability Investment Limited Partnership), with an initial size of3.26 billion yen. The fund, which has started investments, will continue its fund...

2022-02-21 22:15 2249

Ehime Prefecture Launches Tourism Content to Discover the Appeal of Ehime from the Perspective of a Foreign Tourist

TOKYO, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japanese archipelago consists of several islands, includingHokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Ehime Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Shikoku. To the north of the prefecture is the Seto Inland Sea, also known as the Mediterranean Sea of...

2022-02-16 21:00 2951

Boutique Agency Launches Fixed-price PR and Marketing Management Support Plan in Japan

TOKYO, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WONDERHOODS K.K. (headquartered in Shibuya-ku,Tokyo; hereafter "WONDERHOODS"), a boutique PR agency, is pleased to announce the launch of its flat-rate PR and marketing management support plan for companies that do not have dedicated marketing and PR staff inJ...

2022-02-15 19:30 1888

HPG: New Breakthrough in Virus Inactivation with Green Tea Catechin (EGCg)

TOKYO, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HPG Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) has successfully developed a water-soluble formulation technology of highly concentrated catechin EGCg (Epigallocatechin gallate) with excellent storage stability and initiated procedures for a patent application for the technolo...

2022-02-15 16:00 1923

Nippon Express (China) Collaborates with SIPGL to Launch International Consolidated Transshipment Service in Shanghai

TOKYO, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "NX China"), a Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. Group company, has teamed up with SIPG Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "SIPGL"), an affiliate of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "SIPG"), to ...

2022-02-10 14:00 1840

Ubitus and Dear Villager publish 'Edge Of Eternity' on Nintendo Switch(TM), pre-order starts from 9th Feb.

TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus K.K. (hereinafter Ubitus), a world-leading cloud gaming solution provider, releases theEdge Of Eternity in cloud version with Dear Villagers, for players in selected region inNorth America, Asia, Australia, and most of the Europe, on 24th February at 0:0...

2022-02-10 10:50 2684

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Launches "Let's Talk Art! Online," Conversational Program in English, from February 2022

TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) inJapan launched "Let's Talk Art! Online," an online conversational program in English, onFebruary 2, 2022. Applications are accepted through Viator. Unlike guided tours where people only listen to explanations ...

2022-02-08 14:00 2137

New "Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team" Dream Championship Rating System

TOKYO, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation gameCaptain Tsubasa: Dream Team introduced a new Rating System for the Dream Championship worldwide tournament starting fromFriday, February 4. See the original pres...

2022-02-07 11:15 3911

SHIKIGaku Co., Ltd. (7049, TSE Mothers) Performance for the nine months ended november 30, 2021

TOKYO, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolstered by substantial growth in SHIKIGAKU Basic Services, the Company maintained significant increases in sales and profit in the nine months endedNovember 30, 2021. Summary of results During the nine months ended November 30, 2021, the Japanese economic ou...

2022-02-06 12:01 3154

QunaSys Hosts a Quantum Chemistry Challenge at QHack 2022 Open Hackathon Week

TOKYO, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QunaSys Inc., the world's leading developer of innovative algorithms in chemistry sponsors and holds a Quantum Chemistry Challenge during the 2022 QHack Open Hackathon Week (February 14-25th) to develop quantum chemistry use-cases. This challenge aims to cre...

2022-02-04 23:00 4330

Japan-Insights: Asset Management Is Becoming A Norm Among Younger Generation In Japan

TOKYO, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to recent research released by "RENOSY", a one-stop comprehensive real estate service platform operated by GA technologies Co., Ltd (Headquarters: Minato-Ku,Tokyo; CEO: Ryo Higuchi / Securities Code: 3491) has shown that more than 70% of the young gen...

2022-02-04 01:00 4622

New Business Partnership Between Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Digital Health VR Technology Developer Jolly Good

TOKYO, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the aim of building a regional cooperative mental health platform, Jolly Good Inc. (Chuo-ku,Tokyo; CEO: Kensuke Joji) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director:Makoto Inoue) have signed an agreement for ...

2022-02-01 21:00 2938

"Don't forget leprosy" campaign gathers pace as World Leprosy Day approaches

TOKYO, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to promote the message "Don't forget leprosy" in the run-up to World Leprosy Day onJanuary 30. The international campaign includes awareness-raising events ...

2022-01-28 19:00 2318

Asia facing 'triple policy challenge' to long-term growth, new Asia House report finds

LONDON, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia is facing a triple policy challenge that could see even the region's fastest-growing economies fall into the 'middle-income trap', according to new research byAsia House. The report highlights Asia's position at a crossroads, with countries' trajectorie...

2022-01-27 07:53 2413

Japan Patent Office Launches "The JPO Key Features," Portal Site for Global IP Users

TOKYO, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 25, 2022, the Japan Patent Office (JPO), an external entity of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, sharply updated its web page with a section titled "The JPO Key Features," which introduces the benefits of filing applications inJapan for ...

2022-01-26 14:00 1970

Asia Alternatives Announces Fund Closings of US$2 billion

BEIJING and HONG KONG and TOKYO and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Alternatives, one of the largest independent Asian private equity fund-of-funds, today announced the final close ofUS$2 billion in new commitments across Asia Alternatives Capital Partners VI, LP and several fun...

2022-01-26 07:00 2502

2022 Japan Prize Laureates Announced

TOKYO, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japan Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2022 Japan prize onJanuary 25. Prof. Katalin Kariko (Hungary/USA ) and Prof.Drew Weissman (USA) are co-winners of the Japan Prize in the field of "Materials and Production," and Prof.Christopher Field (USA...

2022-01-25 14:00 2493

"Utano Princesama Shining Live" Kicks Off Global Release 4th Anniversary Celebration

TOKYO, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, together with BROCCOLI Co., Ltd., announced that it has been four years since the global version of the smartphone rhythm gameUtano Princesama Shining Live was released. The Global Release 4th Anniversary Celebration...

2022-01-24 19:45 2533

Brand-new Dress-up Game Featuring Characters of Mr. Wasu, "Moving Paper Doll Artist," Released by KYOTOMA on January 5, 2022

TOKYO, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KYOTOMA Inc. (hereinafter "KYOTOMA"), headquartered inTokyo, announced the release of its dress-up game "Soft & Fluffy Dolls 'YURUFUWA'" (iOS / Android) onJanuary 5, 2022. Overview of the game YURUFUWA characters are drawn by a "moving paper doll artist," Mr. ...

2022-01-21 15:00 3957