industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
Following its first-place ranking among domestic vendors in the SRE/Incident Management market, PagerDuty's third-place result in the broader AIOps category confirms that its specialized incident management position holds against full-stack IT vendors.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
Bringing the lead investor onto the board is part of Asuene's push to strengthen governance ahead of a future large-scale IPO and continued global expansion.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
The fresh capital goes toward expanding the AI agent and MCP server development work the company has been advancing, with an AI payment management function already released as a precursor.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
The result shows a merchant can bypass 3-D Secure authentication for low-risk transactions entirely, which suggests the trade-off between fraud prevention and checkout convenience is not fixed.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
Minerva, previously focused on internet and software companies in Japan, is making its first deep tech bet on a fusion infrastructure supplier it calls the industry's Picks & Shovels.
ASCII.jp
industryevent 1 sources · Aug 28
The seminar targets Japanese companies that attend overseas exhibitions but fail to convert business card exchanges into actual import and sales deals, offering a structured process from product discovery to commercialization.
ASCII.jp
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
The feature turns point-in-time large shareholding disclosures into a continuous investor-centered timeline, letting financial and corporate planning departments see an activist's past demands and outcomes alongside target company financials on one platform.
ASCII.jp
industry 1 sources · Aug 28
The interview shows TAKARATOMY is actively pushing Licca-chan into the North American market by leaning on Asobi as a unifying brand philosophy across children's toys and adult collector lines.
Anime News Network
industry 1 sources · Aug 28
The move removes one of the few dedicated anime streaming apps on Switch, with Crunchyroll stating no current plans for Switch 2 support.
Anime News Network
industry 1 sources · Aug 28
The report undercuts the French President's announcement, suggesting the project faces a significant approval hurdle before it can proceed.
Anime News Network
industryevent 1 sources · Aug 28
LeftField Media, the producer behind Anime NYC, is extending its convention business into Korean pop culture with a dedicated New York event, drawing on leadership from the creators of New York Comic-Con, PAX, and Anime NYC.
Anime News Network
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
WEBTOON is moving its biggest webtoon properties, including Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint with over 3.05 billion views, into games through a majority stake in a holding company that operates two studios.
Anime News Network
industrybusiness 2 sources · Aug 28
NVIDIA already dominates the GPU market that Hugging Face's inference services depend on, so the acquisition would consolidate control over both the hardware and the platform layer of the AI developer ecosystem.
GameBusiness.jp, GIGAZINE
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 28
The contract pairs FCNT's device manufacturing with Warranty Technology's after-sales support, which handles repairs for over 450 manufacturers and runs a 365-day repair reception system, extending the usable life of arrows smartphones beyond the manufacturer's warranty.
ASCII.jp
industry 1 sources · Aug 28
The map highlights a surge in FDE service launches concentrated in summer 2026, but the scarcity of public pricing and named case studies means buyers still face a transparency gap when selecting vendors.
ASCII.jp
industry 2 sources · Aug 28
Turner's path to The Pokemon Company International went through independence, a route that differs from other Game Freak alumni like Junichi Masuda, and his appointment signals a continued investment in the franchise's visual identity.
Automaton, Denfaminicogamer
industry 3 sources · Aug 27
The case hinges on whether a default-enabled AI training setting, disclosed only after implementation, breaches Twitch's contractual promises to creators, a question that could set precedent for how platforms obtain consent for generative AI training data.
Automaton, GIGAZINE, GameBusiness.jp
industryevent 4 sources · Aug 27
The forum marks Crunchyroll's first global summit held outside Japan, a move the company said is intended to expand worldwide awareness of anime and deepen ties with Japanese publishers and creators.
The Hollywood Reporter, Cartoon Brew, Animehunch, and 1 more
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 23
Yen-denominated pricing removes exchange-rate volatility from budget planning for Japanese businesses researching multiple overseas TikTok Shop markets, extending the May 1 switch of Japan-facing plans from dollars to yen.
ASCII.jp
industry 2 sources · Aug 23
The settlement closes a two-year DOJ case with a payment the department calls among the largest ever obtained in a COPPA suit, and its structure ties the final $100 million to the fate of the earlier Musical.ly consent judgment.
GIGAZINE
industryannouncement 1 sources · Aug 22
The statement confirms that Trigger will maintain its deliberate small-scale production model even as the wider industry shifts toward larger pipelines and changing working conditions.
Studio Trigger
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 22
The deal directly targets the practical barriers that turn most Japan-Taiwan talent exchanges into one-off visits, building a phased system for sustained work instead of single appearances.
ASCII.jp
industry 1 sources · Aug 21
The ministry reversed its stated position within days, shifting from a plan to keep posters up to a full cancellation after social media criticism centered on whether enough consideration was given to crime victims.
KAI-YOU
industrybusiness 1 sources · Aug 21
The acquisition pairs JetStream's VMware disaster recovery and migration tools with NetApp's SnapMirror replication, extending protection to VMware environments running on third-party storage alongside NetApp's own infrastructure.
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