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The number of initial public offerings in Japan this year fell to 32 through the end of September, the lowest nine-month tally since 2012.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
Japan deal drought cuts IPO fundraising to lowest in 14 years
The development, amid regulatory changes and a dearth of AI-related companies, contrasts with a dealmaking boom across Asia.
The Ground Self-Defense Force fires a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile during a joint exercise with the U.S. and Philippine militaries in Ilocos Norte province, Philippines, in early May.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 6, 2026
Can Japan build a defense-startup ecosystem?
Japan needs to build a defense-startup ecosystem that connects government demand, procurement, private capital and civilian dual-use technology.
World Labs CEO Fei-Fei Li speaks during an AMD keynote address at the CES 2026 consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 29, 2026
AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs AI startup for $8.2 billion
World Labs develops AI software that can run applications in the physical world.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2026
Japan Defense Ministry to support startups in UAV development
The three main research targets will be incorporating domestic components, increasing efficiency in supply warehouses and reducing aircraft noise.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to build an economy less reliant on the U.S., as it reels from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2026
‘American VCs were hungrier’: Canada tries to stop tech startups from moving to U.S.
With the exception of firms like Shopify, Canada has struggled to create global tech firms, and has nothing on the scale of Apple or Alphabet.
MW’s robotic arms with claw-like hands can fold laundry and carry groceries while moving along ceiling-mounted rails.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2026
Japanese startup bets Iron Man-inspired homes can beat humanoids
MW aims to sell its first robot-equipped home in Tokyo by 2028 and build as many as 10,000 units a year by 2035.
Daisuke Okanohara, co-founder and CEO of Preferred Networks, says the startup is seeking to go public to mass-produce its chips, during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2026
91AV原创 Preferred Networks seeks IPO to keep up in AI chip race
The Tokyo-based outfit is stepping up efforts to custom-design semiconductors tailored to run AI models.
Japan CVC Basecamp, a hub facility for corporate venture capitalists, in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2026
Corporate venture capital develops in Japan
What was once seen as a bad fit for Japanese companies is seen now as more of a necessity.
Accelerated Understanding's co-founders Anima Anandkumar and Benedikt Jenik in Pasadena, California, on Sunday. Their new type of artificial intelligence model has learned to predict physical phenomena in space and time.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 26, 2026
Founders once linked to Bezos project pitch AI that models physics, not language
The new type of artificial intelligence model built by Anima Anandkumar and Benedikt Jenik has learned to predict physical phenomena in space and time.
Demonstration models of Helsing’s HX-2 AI strike drones
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2026
German drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal
The Ground Self-Defense Force is currently ?testing Helsing’s HX-2 strike drone, as Tokyo looks to modernize its military and counter ?an increasingly ?assertive China.
SoftBank Group’s $200 million investment in Swiss startup Gravis Robotics marks another major robotics bet as founder Masayoshi Son seeks to make the company a pivotal player in the global AI race.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2026
SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics
The deal marks another splashy investment into robotics from SoftBank, whose founder, Masayoshi Son, is trying to make his firm a pivotal player in the global AI race.
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada (right) and Iwao Igarashi, space division senior general manager at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, signed a launch transportation service agreement using the H3 rocket in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2026
Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
Ispace signed a contract for launch and transportation services for its new lander, Ultra, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which jointly developed the H3 rocket with JAXA.
Kenshiro Mori, president of online learning platform Schoo, has established a company called Lolll in the city of Fukuoka in the hopes of boosting regional businesses.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jul 27, 2026
Online education CEO bets on Fukuoka for regional growth
The goal is to build a model in the city that combines the strengths of Tokyo’s competitive environment with the collaborative spirit found in regional communities.
A cardiac muscle cell sheet that uses induced pluripotent stem cells
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2026
Another iPS product approved for public insurance coverage in Japan
It is the second case of insurance coverage approval in the nation for an induced pluripotent stem cell-derived regenerative medicine product.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has launched initiatives to establish Tokyo as a global financial center and startup hub as part of an effort to boost economic growth and innovation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2026
Weak yen gives Tokyo edge in global startup race, Koike says
Under Koike’s leadership, Tokyo has launched initiatives to establish itself as a global financial center and startup hub as part of an effort to boost economic growth.
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2026
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
At Plantx’s facility, light, air and water are controlled in each unit allowing the system to tailor the nutritional values and sugar content of agricultural products.
Human resources platform operator SmartHR had aimed for a valuation of about $1 billion and is working with banks including Daiwa Securities Group, Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley, sources have said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2026
KKR-Backed SmartHR is said to delay Tokyo IPO beyond this year
Sources have said timing and valuation could change due to investors’ concerns over the disruptive impacts of the artificial intelligence boom on the software-as-a-service sector.
Reliant on Nvidia hardware for AI training and inferencing since its outset, Turing now handles roughly 10% of its AI training needs with Advanced Micro Devices graphics processing units.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2026
Self-driving startup Turing gets AMD backing and adopts AMD GPUs
The five-year-old Japanese startup is adding to its capabilities as it builds toward a commercial launch.
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
The demographic challenges faced by the country could create demand for products that help older people and support treatment.
The industry ministry announced ?387.3 billion in funding to develop a domestic foundation model for physical AI that controls robots, aiming to strengthen the country's competitiveness against the United States and China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2026
Japan announces aid for domestic AI development project
The industry ministry aims to help the country catch up with the United States and China in AI technology.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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