SBI Holdings, born from SoftBank's investment division, has evolved from an online financial services pioneer in Japan to a global financial conglomerate with over 700 companies and 19,000 employees worldwide. The company has transformed the traditional financial services landscape in Japan by digitizing banking and brokerage services, before expanding its operations … [Read more...] about SBI Ventures Europe “With our investments we bring new technologies and innovative ideas across markets.”
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Kazuko Yamakawa / Feiler“We weren’t just developing and selling products; we were creating art in everyday life.”
Together with her husband, Kazuko Yamakawa built a thriving business in Japan by introducing German chenille products manufactured by Feiler to the Japanese market, turning her chance encounter with a handkerchief into a major fashion trend. What began as a modest import venture in the early 1970s later grew into a nationwide phenomenon, with Feiler's luxurious, colorful … [Read more...] about Kazuko Yamakawa / Feiler“We weren’t just developing and selling products; we were creating art in everyday life.”
Sponsored Interview: Enobyte“Japan has woken up!”
The data protection company Enobyte was founded in 2017 by a group of Unix experts in Munich and specialises in advising internationally oriented Japanese companies in the EU and Japan. The international, German, English and Japanese-speaking team with certified data protection expertise and over 20 years of industry experience supports its customers in implementing the GDPR … [Read more...] about Sponsored Interview: Enobyte“Japan has woken up!”
Takeo Ischi “As a yodeling Japanese, I have always attracted a lot of attention.”
At the age of 15, Takeo Ischi, then known as Takeo Ishii, began yodeling in Japan. The hobby turned into a career that made him famous first in the German-speaking folk music world and, more recently, internationally. Now retired, he continues to yodel and has become a YouTube star, with his song "Chicken Attack" now having 25 million views on the platform. On his way from … [Read more...] about Takeo Ischi “As a yodeling Japanese, I have always attracted a lot of attention.”
