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14 Japanese tech titans that aren’t Sony or Nintendo

14 Japanese tech titans that aren’t Sony or Nintendo

Each of these companies, born after 1980, have a market cap that’s over US$1 billion. How many do you recognize?
J.T. Quigley · · 12 min read
Does Japan believe in unicorns? Here’s a look at the country’s $1B club

Does Japan believe in unicorns? Here’s a look at the country’s $1B club

Ten companies qualify but the list is likely to change in the near future.
David Corbin · · 3 min read
7 startups in Indonesia that help you compare prices online

7 startups in Indonesia that help you compare prices online

Indonesia has seen its share of new startups popping up in 2013, with one of the hottest categories being price comparison search engines.
Enricko Lukman · · 6 min read
Let the Online Price Comparison Battle in Southeast Asia Begin

Let the Online Price Comparison Battle in Southeast Asia Begin

The price comparison site battle in Southeast Asia is heating up. OK, maybe the battle isn’t in full swing yet. But the online price comparison space is definitely getting a
Willis Wee · · 4 min read

Price Comparison Giant Kakaku is in Southeast Asia, Launches Indonesia Site

There has been a lot of talk about Japan’s price comparison giant Kakaku coming south to Southeast Asia. Now it finally has, launching its new service Priceprice in Philippines, Thailand,
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

Japanese Price Site Kakaku Steps Up its Facebook Game

In yet another sign of Facebook’s momentum in Japan, the country’s most popular price comparison website Kakaku.com (TYO:2371) has announced that it will allow for tighter integration with the social
Rick Martin · · 2 min read

Why Aren’t Price Comparison Sites More Popular?

Kakaku.com's Macbook listings I recently picked up a new laptop, after delaying replacing my old 2007 13" Macbook for about as long as I could bear. I’m not an impulsive
Rick Martin · · 2 min read

Dentsu Picks Up 15% Stake in Price Comparison Engine Kakaku

Photo: Gigazine Japanese advertising giant Dentsu (TYO:4324) has today announced that it has acquired a 15.06 percent stake in Kakaku.com (TYO:2371), a price comparison engine in Japan which we have
Rick Martin · · 1 min read

Japan’s Price Comparison Site, Kakaku, Opens Section for Android Apps

I’ve been a fan of Japanese price-comparison engine Kakaku.com (TYO:2371) for a long time. For nearly every major purchase I make, I check out a comparison of various retailers’ prices
Rick Martin · · 2 min read

Japanese Restaurant Site Plagued By Paid Posters

A report from Kyodo today says that Japanese restaurant information and review website Tabelog has had its rankings manipulated by paid review posters. They have found 39 companies which are
Rick Martin · · 2 min read