by globalpro | Nov 4, 2019 | Finance
Paidy, a Japanese financial tech startup that provides instant credit to consumers in Japan, announced today that it has raised a total of $143 million in new financing. This includes an $83 million Series C extension from investors, including PayPal Ventures, and...
by globalpro | Oct 21, 2019 | Business
Japan has actually formally revealed that it will take part with NASA’s Lunar Gateway job (by means of NHK ), which will look for to develop an orbital research study and staging station around the Moon. The Lunar Gateway is a crucial part of NASA’s...
by globalpro | Oct 13, 2019 | Travel
Tokyo braces for arrival of storm and up to 60cm of rain as flights and trains cancelledMore than 1 million people in Japan have been ordered to leave their homes as Typhoon Hagibis bears down on Tokyo, having already caused power outages, flooding and widespread...
by globalpro | Jul 25, 2019 | Travel
Sales of holidays, beer and even tickets to see Butt Detective the Movie slump amid trade tensionsPetrol stations and garages in South Korea are refusing to fill up or service Japanese cars as part of a growing boycott of Japanese goods sparked by trade and political...
by globalpro | Jun 11, 2019 | Finance
The tale of the first samurai whose severed head still terrorises Tokyoites today is the story of the city itselfA Tokyo bank once opened an account in the name of a man who had been dead for 1,000 years. The bank was a branch of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (now part of...
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