Japan

Walmart May Be Looking To Sell Off Its Japanese Business
Walmart May Be Looking To Sell Off Its Japanese Business
July 12, 2018  |  Retail

As Walmart is refocusing its efforts in the U.S. and around the world, it seems the Japanese market is dropping from a place of prominence....

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Paidy Raises $55M In Round Of Funding
Paidy Raises $55M In Round Of Funding
July 12, 2018  |  Investments

Paidy, the company that instantly issues post-pay credit accounts linked to mobile phone numbers, announced on Thursday (July 12) that it raised $55 million in a...

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Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
July 05, 2018  |  International

A self-driving minibus service is coming to Japan in the early part of 2019 thanks to a partnership between Baidu and Softbank unit SB Drive...

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$15B Chinese Fund To Invest In Tech Firms, Compete With SoftBank
$15B Chinese Fund To Invest In Tech Firms, Compete With SoftBank
July 02, 2018  |  Investments

China Merchants Group has partnered with London-based firm Centricus to launch a $15 billion technology investment fund to compete with the Vision Fund created by...

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BitFlyer Halts New Accounts Amid Regulatory Crackdown
BitFlyer Halts New Accounts Amid Regulatory Crackdown
June 22, 2018  |  Bitcoin

With Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) bringing business improvement orders against multiple exchanges, some crypto exchanges are limiting their operations: At least one exchange said...

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Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
June 20, 2018  |  Bitcoin

BitTorrent may be sold to blockchain firm TRON for the price of $140 million, The Next Web reported. According to reports, shareholders have not signed...

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Tech Unicorn To Bring Billions In Japan, Illuminating A Culture Of Thrift
Tech Unicorn To Bring Billions In Japan, Illuminating A Culture Of Thrift
June 18, 2018  |  IPO

One of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in Japan may herald a sea change across a number of fronts: in payments, how the Japanese...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fujitsu Launches Blockchain Rewards System, Japanese Regulator May Deny Crypto Exchange’s Registration
Bitcoin Daily: Fujitsu Launches Blockchain Rewards System, Japanese Regulator May Deny Crypto Exchange’s Registration
June 07, 2018  |  Blockchain

SAP is rolling out a cloud service to allow companies to build apps using technology in the style of a digital ledger, TechCrunch reported. SAP...

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Lending Scandal Adds To Corporate Japan’s Compliance Woes
Lending Scandal Adds To Corporate Japan’s Compliance Woes
May 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Regional lender in Japan, Suruga Bank, apologized this week and admitted that staff may have knowingly processed loan documents that were falsified for a struggling property...

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