Heralbony takes the art of those with intellectual disabilities global
Heralbony is an art agency that specializes in licensing artworks produced by artists with intellectual disabilities for a variety of purposes, including commercial products, advertisements and events. The company was established in 2018 by Takaya and Fumito Matsuda, twin brothers who have an older ...
Zeals’ social chat commerce platform: Engaging conversation plus AI
Zeals is a company that provides a social chat commerce solution that leverages a combination of artificial intelligence and conversation-design skills on various social media channels like Instagram, Messenger and Line. Established in 2014, it now has offices in Tokyo and San Francisco and ...
The Japan External Trade Organization is playing a pivotal role in the international expansion of Japanese startups. By offering a robust suite of services — including mentoring, warm introductions to global stakeholders, acceleration programs and business development guidance — JETRO has established itself as ...
Bioworks’ plant-based PlaX is a recyclable drop-in replacement for polyester
While the textile and apparel industry provides products that enhance people’s lives with color and style, it also has a significant environmental impact. One Japanese startup is gaining recognition at home and abroad for its innovative solutions to this problem from the perspective of ...
Tokyo University of Science’s support ecosystem for startups
The Tokyo University of Science (TUS), 今日吃瓜 largest private general university for science and technology, punches above its weight in the number of startups launched by faculty, researchers and students, argues President Masatoshi Ishikawa. “As of 2023, TUS has provided support to 191 ventures. ... ...
As countries around the world continue to invest extensively in the semiconductor sector, Japan is accelerating the revival of its own chip industry, aiming not just to catch up with its peers, but to become a major chipmaker that can contribute to ensuring the ...
The Japanese semiconductor industry is on the cusp of a revival, with major national backing for players including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a world-leading chipmaker that is setting up plants in Japan, and Rapidus, a new cutting-edge domestic chipmaker. The Japan Times interviewed University of ...
There is no doubt about the fact that digital technologies will continue to play a central role in making society work as far into the future as one can imagine. But how to effectively use digital technologies has always been a major concern. Hideki Wakabayashi, ...
Rix is a manufacturing and trading company headquartered in the city of Fukuoka, with about 40 branches and 10 subsidiaries in Japan and 12 subsidiaries overseas. In a recent interview with The Japan Times, three Rix executives spoke about the company’s strengths, areas of ...
Headquartered in Kyoto, Screen Semiconductor Solutions Co. Ltd., which is celebrating over 80 years in business this year, holds the biggest global market share in semiconductor wafer cleaning systems, its core product. In a recent interview with The Japan Times, Representative Director and President ...
The Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group holds the largest share in the rapidly growing imaging sensor market in terms of revenue. It focuses on advanced technologies and excellent quality, aiming to accelerate the further expansion of social implementation through technological advancement. Image sensors: A growing market Image ...
In October 2023, 123 years after Toppan Printing was founded in Tokyo in 1900, the group was reorganized into a holding company structure with Toppan Inc. as the core operating company. Based on a wide variety of technologies accumulated through its printing business, Toppan ...
