Japan

Nintendo, Tencent Reach Deal For Arena Of Valor

Japan's Nintendo reached an agreement with China's Tencent to launch Tencent's popular game "Arena of Valor" on Nintendo's Switch this…

7 years ago

Cheetah Mobile’s Live Show Subsidiary Gains USD60 Million Investment

Chinese mobile Internet security company Cheetah Mobile announced that its live show subsidiary Live.me Inc signed a USD60 million fund…

7 years ago

China’s Tencent Becomes Largest Gaming Company In The World

China's Tencent Games achieved operating revenue in 2016 of USD10.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17%, which makes it the…

7 years ago

Sony To Sell PlayStation VR In Hong Kong, Taiwan In October

Japanese electronics company Sony announced that they will start selling their virtual reality head-mounted display product PlayStation VR in Hong…

8 years ago

Japanese Cosmetics Gain Internet Boost In China Via New Agreement

JD Worldwide, the cross-border online shopping platform of JD.com, reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Japanese daily commodity and cosmetics…

8 years ago

WeChat Amps Up Competition With New Phone Call Function

China's WeChat, the instant messaging app by Tencent, has Facebook's WhatsApp, Japan's Line, and Microsoft's Skype service in its sights…

9 years ago

Uniqlo Closes Chinese Internet Shopping Retail Site

Days after a sex video filmed in Uniqlo's Beijing store blew up the Chinese Internet, the Japanese apparel retailer says…

9 years ago

Baidu Will Acquire Japanese Advertising Company

Chinese search engine company Baidu announced that they will acquire a controlling stake in popIn, a native advertising company in…

9 years ago

China’s Tencent Invests In Another American Mobile Game Firm

Tencent reportedly invested USD60 million in the acquisition of a 20% stake in Pocket Gems, a start-up mobile game company…

9 years ago

JD.com Formally Launches Cross-border E-commerce Platform

Chinese B2C e-commerce provider JD.com formally launched its cross-border Internet shopping services, which allows Chinese users to conveniently purchase quality…

9 years ago

China’s Baidu Bids Sayonara To Japanese Search Engine

Following several years' operation in the Japanese market, Chinese search engine company Baidu announced a decision to close its Japanese…

9 years ago

Japanese E-commerce Firm Makes Chinese Rebate Investment

Japan-based Rakuten has taken a minority stake in Fanli.com, one of China's online rebate and rebate-based flash sale companies. The…

9 years ago

South Korea’s Lotte.com Inks Internet Payment Deal With China’s Alipay

Chinese third-party Internet payment company Alipay revealed that the company has reached a deal with South Korean website Lotte.com to…

10 years ago

DeNA China CEO Resigns

Wang Yong, chief executive officer of DeNA China, announced in an internal email that he will resign his position as…

11 years ago

Twitter’s IPO Showcases Chinese Growth Hurdles

Twitter's just-released initial public offering prospectus shows China is still an important deficit in its global growth strategy. In Twitter's…

11 years ago

Japan’s Gree Closes Chinese Social Gaming Office

Japanese social game giant Gree announced the future strategy for its overseas offices, and the company said it will close…

11 years ago

China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Korea Telecom Launch Global NFC Roaming Service

China Mobile, Japan's NTT DoCoMo, and South Korea's Korea Telecom announced that the three parties have reached an agreement for…

12 years ago

Aliyun, Mogo Team For Mobile Development Promotion Platform In China

Mogo, a Chinese mobile advertising platform, revealed to the local media that it has formed a strategic partnership with Aliyun,…

12 years ago

China’s Shanda Works With Square Enix For Mobile Gaming

Chinese online game developer and operator Shanda Games and Japanese video game develop Square Enix jointly held a press conference…

12 years ago

China’s Renren.com To Cooperate With Singapore Game Developer

Social networking site Renren.com announced that it will work with Singapore game developer Nubee to jointly provide Nubee's Japan Life…

12 years ago

Apple Launches iTunes Store In Hong Kong

Apple has confirmed that it has launched its iTunes store in 12 new markets in Asia, including Hong Kong, allowing…

12 years ago

China’s Tencent To Introduce Overseas B2C Services In 2012

Chinese Internet company Tencent will soon launch its Internet shopping platform Buy.qq.com, which plans to introduce an overseas B2C service…

13 years ago

China’s Perfect World Announces JV Plan With Nexon Korea

Perfect World Company Limited, an online game developer and operator in China, has formed a new joint venture with Nexon…

13 years ago

Renren.com Ties Knot With Japanese Partner For Marriage Website In China

Chinese social networking site Renren.com and Japanese human resources and Japanese media group Recruit Company Ltd. have reached an agreement…

13 years ago

Shanghai UltiZen Games Sees Red With Japanese Acquisition

Shanghai-based game developer UltiZen Games Limited has announced that it has acquired the Japanese game developer Red Entertainment Corporation Limited,…

13 years ago

Baidu.com To Close Youa E-commerce Business In One Month

Chinese Internet search engine company Baidu.com announced last week that it has started business adjustments concerning its Youa platform, and…

13 years ago

Japanese SNS Opens Office In Beijing

The Japanese social networking site Gree plans to open three new offices in Beijing, Singapore, and London, respectively, to expand…

13 years ago

Japanese Mobile Phone Gaming Platform To Enter China Next Month

DeNA, Japan's leading mobile phone gaming company, plans to enter the Chinese market in late February 2011 by introducing a…

14 years ago