Japan Tech News

TSMC is considering second plant in Japan - Chip

TSMC the world’s largest contract chip maker, is considering building a second plant in Japan.

MUFG bank amplifies SE Asia focus - Banking

MUFG Bank, a unit of Tokyo-headquartered Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG), is doubling down on Southeast Asia.

Terra Drone raises $14m funding - Air mobility

Terra Drone Corporation, a drone and urban air mobility tech provider headquartered in Japan, has bagged $14 million in funding from Wa’ed Ventures.

Hitachi charge elevators with EV batteries - EV

Nissan Motor said they plan to roll out a system to keep elevators running during blackouts by drawing power from the batteries of EVs.

Rakuten prices $1.9 billion of Yen debt - E-commerce

Rakuten Group Inc. sold 250 billion yen ($1.9 billion) of bonds, giving the company an important injection of liquidity.

Coinbase to halt operations in Japan - Crypto

Coinbase Global Inc. is halting operations in Japan, less than a month after another major digital asset exchange Kraken announced its withdrawal from the country.