DoorDash, the on-demand logistics platform for door-to-door delivery in the U.S., has announced its official launch in Japan, beginning with Sendai. This marks the company’s first market expansion in Asia and third country outside the U.S., including Australia and Canada. The company said in a statement, “As DoorDash continues to invest in international growth in…
NTT has announced plans to donate US$3 million to support the humanitarian tragedy facing the people of India. In addition to this, the NTT companies are contributing support and services for their employees to help cope with this challenging situation, according to the statement made by the company. “India has NTT’s largest country employee base…
GITAI Japan Co., Ltd., which develops general-purpose work robots for space, has completed a total of 1.8 billion yen in financing as a series B round to accelerate and expand business and technological development. In this round, the companies and funds that participated, through a third-party allotment, are – Space Frontier Investment Limited Partnership, DCI…
Vymo, the Sales Acceleration Platform has announced that veteran IT Industry leader, Shigeru Harasawa, has been appointed as Japan President. Mr. Harasawa joins Vymo from Enterprise AI company, DataRobot, where he helped build the business in Japan from the ground up as its Country Manager, the company said in a statement. In a career spanning…
 VMware, an innovator in enterprise software, has appointed Guru Venkatachalam as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan. Prior to this role, he was CTO of Cloud Architecture at VMware. Guru will lead VMware’s efforts in Asia Pacific and Japan to build trusted partnerships with customers and partners and deliver solutions aligned to their strategic priorities.…
Audio equipment seller Bose Corporation has recently announced its plan to shut all its 119 retail stores worldwide across Australia, North America, Europe, and Japan. The move is a significant shift towards selling all its products online. The company said that it will be closing 119 of its remaining stores over the next few months.…
The former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA Carlos Ghosn who was about to face the first of two trials in Tokyo on charges of financial misconduct and raiding corporate resources for personal gain reportedly fled to Lebanon. Ghosn somehow evaded round-the-clock manned and video surveillance and heavy restrictions on his freedom of…
Japan-based Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd has announced that it has acquired full control of India Japan Lighting Pvt. Ltd (IJLPL), which is a joint venture with TVS Group. The transaction was done for Rs.148.5 crore with Kioto acquiring the remaining 29.9% stake in Chennai-based IJLPL. The acquisition will boost IJLPL’s and Koito’s profitability and growth…