Tags: Japan

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension fund, is advancing its sustainable investing efforts by partnering with Impact Cubed to integrate ESG…

SoftBank is investing $676 million to convert the former Sharp factory in Osaka into a state-of-the-art AI data center, highlighting the growing need for AI…

Smartpay Corporation has partnered with Chubb Insurance Japan to launch innovative embedded insurance products, aiming to modernize the insurance sector in Japan. This collaboration seeks…

Japan is increasingly adopting service robots to address labor shortages resulting from an aging population. A report by Fuji Keizai predicts the service robot market…

Japan is shifting its approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation by adopting a more flexible framework, as detailed in a February 4, 2025, interim report…

Avride is transforming food delivery in Japan with its sidewalk delivery bots through a partnership with Rakuten. This marks Avride’s entry into the Japanese market,…

LIFE CARD has partnered with IDEX Biometrics to launch biometric payment cards in Japan, set to debut in the first half of 2025. This initiative…

Prudential Financial and Dai-ichi Life have formed a strategic partnership to enhance product distribution and asset management in Japan’s life insurance sector. Prudential will integrate…

Nuvei, a Canadian FinTech company, is expanding in the Asia-Pacific region by acquiring Paywiser Japan, gaining an acquiring license from the Japanese Ministry of Economy,…

Meta’s platform, Threads, is testing ads with select brands in the U.S. and Japan to enhance user experience and provide businesses with targeted reach. Instagram…