Japan Gaming Market 2026: The OG Innovator
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.
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Travel Tech in Asia 2026: Trip.com to Traveloka
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.
Healthtech in Asia 2026: The Digital Health Leap
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.
Edtech in Asia 2026: After the Crackdown and Crash
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.
What is the State of Japan–Thailand Digital Trade in 2026? Industry Meets Digital Soft Power
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
What is the State of Japan–Vietnam Digital Trade in 2026? Engineering Partnerships Through the Stack
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
What is the State of Ecommerce Across Asia in 2026? A Comprehensive 15-Market Tracker
A working tracker of who owns e-commerce GMV across fifteen Asian markets. Shopee, Coupang, Rakuten, Taobao, Flipkart — every leader is Asian-headquartered.
What is the State of Digital Payments Across Asia in 2026? A Comprehensive 15-Market Tracker
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.
What is the State of Gaming Across Asia in 2026? A Comprehensive 15-Market Tracker
How Asian gamers actually spend their time and money — by market. Mobile MOBAs in SEA, mobile gacha in Japan, premium PC and console in Korea, and a regulated mainland Chinese market that still sets the pace globally.
What are the LLM Benchmarks for Asian Languages in 2026? A Comprehensive Performance Map
A tour through the benchmarks that actually measure LLM performance in Asian languages — Nejumi, KMMLU, BnMMLU, SEA-HELM — and what they tell us about the frontier vs domestic gap.