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Company Spotlight: ICON
This toy robot is teaching programming for kids through interactive and intuitive play. President and Representative Director Toshiko Tsuchiya introduced us to ICON, a Yokohama-based company that will be debuting internationally at TechDay New York in May 2019. We’ve...

Company Spotlight: Aperza Inc.
Makoto Ishihara, CEO, Aperza Inc. We interviewed Mr. Makoto Ishihara, the CEO of Aperza Inc., a Yokohama-based startup that participated in the startup convention “Slush Tokyo 2019” which took place in Tokyo in February. Please give us an overview of Aperza’s...

Company Spotlight: TRIPLUS
We interviewed Mr. Tomohito Akiyama, the CEO of Yokohama startup TRIPLUS Inc. TRIPLUS exhibited at Tokyo Slush 2019, a startup convention held in February, and was selected as one of the top 40 startups among the 600+ that attended. Could you tell us about your...

Company Spotlight: OPPO
OPPO, one of the largest smartphone makers in the world, opened a research center in Yokohama one year ago. We spoke with Mr. Cho, the head of OPPO’s Yokohama Research Center, about the cutting-edge research they are conducting in Japan.

Company Spotlight: Leggett & Platt Automotive
Hayato Sugawara, Manager, L&P Automotive Japan KK (Left)Steve Henderson, Vice President, Leggett & Platt; President, Automotive Group (Middle)Barry Jones, President, North America, Chief Technology Officer (Right) Leggett & Platt Automotive focuses on...

Company Spotlight: Bright Wave MediaQua
Brian Kowalczyk, Operations Manager, Bright Wave Media, Inc.Bright Wave Media is a multimedia company offering a variety of services across platforms, including the popular magazines Yokohama Seasider, The Japan Beer Times, and Sake Today.Founded by Ry...