Taiwan’s Appier aims to follow Tokyo IPO with global growth
TOKYO — Taiwan’s Appier Group aims to follow up its successful IPO in Japan with expansion in the U.S. and Europe, its CEO says. But the company faces tough data …
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Japan has a tech strategy for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO: Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software to curb the spread of coronavirus infections during the Tokyo Olympics. There’s one catch: Few Olympic fans from abroad will be around to use it. Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC on […]
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Study suggests drinking coffee before exercise may help burn more fat
Previous research has shown an association between caffeine consumption and increased exercise performance. However, limited data exist on whether caffeine increases the body’s ability to burn fat. Using graded exercise tests in active men, scientists examined the effect of caffeine on the oxidation of fat in morning and afternoon workout sessions. The investigators found evidence […]
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Nissan to electrify all new cars in key markets by early 2030s
Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday all of its new vehicles in key markets will be partly or fully electrified by the early 2030s in a bid to achieve the goal …
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Homeless High School Dropout to CEO of ¥100 billion Japan startup
Taihei Kobayashi has gone from sleeping on the streets of Tokyo to heading a technology startup with a market value over ¥100 billion ($1 billion). His rags-to-riches story is among …
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Tokyo gov’t program ‘FinTech Program: Asia meets Tokyo’ now accepting applications
The Tokyo metropolitan government (TMG) formulated the “Global Financial City: Tokyo” Vision with the aim of making Tokyo an unrivalled global financial center, and one of its primary focuses has …
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India bans 43 more mobile apps as it takes on China
India banned 43 mobile apps on Tuesday, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s e-commerce app Aliexpress, in a new wave of web sanctions targeted at China after the neighbours’ months-long standoff …
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