Yuji Nakamura
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500 Startups Japan team launches new fund called Coral Capital
The company will be run by James Riney and Yohei Sawayama, who launched 500 Startups Japan in 2016. The pair have raised 5 billion yen ($45 million) a
China ceases issuance of gaming licenses through green channel
The government has stepped up its oversight of an industry it sees as fomenting addiction, myopia and other ills among the country’s youth.
Earning 149x returns for early investor, Mercari IPO party turns hottest startup payoff
Mercari Inc.’s $3.7 billion coming-out party will deliver a 149-times return to early investor United Inc., which engineered a $2.7 million round in
China’s crypto wallet startup wins IDG backing after luring $35b
IDG Capital is betting $10 million on ImToken. The Series A round is the latest indication that some investors are looking past this year’s tumble i
After years of trouble in Japan, Uber breathes easy with pilot taxi service
Starting this summer, Uber will connect local drivers and passengers in Awaji, a remote island that’s home to 120,000 people and a dozen taxi compan
Sony to buy rest of EMI Music from Mubadala for about $2b
The deal is based on an enterprise value of $4.75 billion.
Japan’s Recruit Holdings buys jobs portal Glassdoor for $1.2b
The biggest venture capital backers selling their stakes are Tiger Global, Benchmark Capital and Battery Ventures.
Japan unveils norms for allowing ICOs even as China, US support curbs
The ICO-friendly guidelines are in contrast to positions taken by China and South Korea, which last year banned the practice.
World’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance heads to Malta
Binance will soon start a “fiat-to-crypto exchange” on the European island nation, and is close to securing a deal with local banks that can provi
Bitcoin slumps on news Japan may rebuke major crypto exchange
Bitcoin sank 4.4% to $8,506 on Thursday after Japan’s Financial Services Agency was said to be planning to tell Binance, the trading venue founded b
