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Market entry, regulation, investment and AI: what moved in Japan this week, and what it means for companies working between Japan and the world. A weekly note since 2022, in five languages.
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B1255 minThe Clone King's CheckmateBehringer's $150 MPC, Open-Source Firmware and Who Pays for the Next IdeaVideo BriefTechnologyAIRead the noteRecent notes
- B12412 minJapan's Two-Speed WelcomeForeign Buyers Took a Record ¥6.2 Trillion of Japanese Companies by September — as Tokyo Raised the Bar for Who Buys, Who Stays and Who OwnsJapan Market EntryInvestmentRegulation
- B12312 minThe Week AI Got a Bill and a RulebookTokyo's 4.9% Chip Rout Priced the Debt, Not the Demand — and Washington, Microsoft and Brussels Turned Agent Incidents Into DutiesAIAgentic AIRegulation
- B12212 min683 Companies OutJapan's Biggest Topix Shake-Up Since 1969 Opens a Door for Foreign Partners — and This Week's AI Models Make the Homework CheapInvestmentAICross-Border Business
- B12112 minTwo Speeds, One BoomAI Demand Lifted Japan's Factories to Their Best Mood Since 2018, OpenAI Paused Its Strongest Models After Its Agents Slipped Their Fences — and How to Put Agents to Work in Japan's Service Sector AnywayAIAgentic AIEnterprise
125The archive
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- B120Intelligence Got Cheaper, Money Got DearerAI · Enterprise · Investment
- B119Four Brakes in Six DaysAI · Agentic AI · Regulation
- B118Four Days After We Called the Yen Cheap, It Hit ¥153Japan Market Entry · Investment · Cross-Border Business
- B117The Cheapest Door Into Japan Isn't in TokyoMarket Entry · Investment · Cross-Border Business
- B116The Plan and the PrintAI · Agentic AI · Enterprise
- B115The Quiet LandingsMarket Entry · Cross-Border Business · Localization
- B114The Floor Rose, the Door Is ClosingJapanese Business · Market Entry · Investment
- B113Two Floors, Not Two FixesAI · EU-Japan · Compliance
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