Japan’s domestic AI systems market reached ¥1.34 trillion (roughly $9 billion) in 2024, growing 56.5% year on year, and IDC Japan forecasts it will more than triple to ¥4.19 trillion … Read more
Yes — every frontier model works natively in Japan, where Claude users rank among the world’s heaviest. Plus Japan’s 30+ domestic LLMs and a reported ¥1tn ($6bn) AI support plan.
Japan is the world’s 3rd-largest games market and its heritage giant – home of Pokemon, the console industry, and the world’s most lucrative gacha.
Asia is the world’s fastest-growing travel market, led by Trip.com’s $8.9B and a wave of IPOs from Klook to OYO. The state of Asian travel tech in 2026.
JD Health’s $8B, Ping An’s profit turn, and India’s billion-record public health stack. How Asia leapfrogged to digital-first healthcare in 2026.
China banned a $100B tutoring sector overnight; India’s BYJU’S fell from $22B to zero. The state of Asian edtech in 2026 — and the AI threat reshaping it.
Japan’s long relationship with Thailand is expanding into smart cities, digital infrastructure, gaming, entertainment and platform partnerships. Japan has been Thailand’s largest cumulative foreign investor for decades, and the digital … Read more
Japan’s industrial depth and Vietnam’s technical workforce are creating one of Asia’s most important digital production relationships. Japan and Vietnam crossed US$50 billion in bilateral trade for the first time … Read more
A working tracker of who owns ecommerce GMV across fifteen Asian markets. Shopee, Coupang, Rakuten, Taobao, Flipkart — every leader is Asian-headquartered.
A working tracker of who owns mobile payments across fifteen Asian markets. Alipay and WeChat Pay in China, UPI in India, GCash in the Philippines, and a region-specific stack everywhere else.
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