SNA’s tech news snapshot for Japan, gathered in April 2022 and delivering an overview of Japan’s startup news, technology developments, and Japanese VC funding.
The Future Of Cybersecurity in Asia-Pacific and Japan (pdf)
- Japan: H2L, backed by Sony, unveil metaverse product allowing users to feel physical sensations, including pain, triggered by virtual events
- Japan: Bandai Namco video game giant to launch $130M ‘IP metaverse’ project
- Japan: Line messaging app unveils NFT Marketplace for users in Japan, offering at launch nearly 40,000 digital collectibles
- Japan: Bandai Namco launches 021 Fund to invest in tech startups and technologies focused on entertainment, dovetailing with its IP Metaverse moves
- ICYMI: Japan and New Zealand open talks around ‘seamless’ classified info sharing, potentially boosting Tokyo’s case for joining Five Eyes intelligence partnership
- Japan: Nissan and Toyota step into the metaverse with virtual showroom and office spaces
- Japan: double jump tokyo, NFT and blockchain gaming startup, raises $24M in part to help major gaming companies with incorporating cryptocurrencies
- In the Crosshairs: Organizations and Nation-State Cyber Threats’ – findings of a survey of security professionals, focusing on India, Japan and Australia
Deloitte: Digital Trade in Asia Pacific (pdf)
Startup News Asia: other editions
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