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EVERSTEEL Secures $3 Million in Series A Funding for Steel Scrap Inspection AI

Japanese startup EVERSTEEL has raised $3 million in Series A funding to advance its AI-based steel scrap inspection technology, supporting the decarbonization and efficiency of electric arc furnace–based steel production.

2026.02.04

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Akari Aims to Develop Embodied AI, Raises $33 Million | A Startup Founded by Alumni of the University of Tokyo’s Matsuo Lab

Japanese startup Akari has raised $33 million as it pursues the development of embodied and physical AI, while currently generating revenue through industry-focused AI agents for digital transformation.

2026.01.30

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Synflux Raises $1.7 Million to Develop a System That Reduces Material Waste in Apparel Production

Synflux has raised $1.7 million to scale Algorithmic Couture, an AI-driven apparel design system that reduces fabric waste from 15–30% to around 3–5%, supporting global expansion across OEM and ODM supply chains.

2026.01.19

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Sukidayo Raises $535,000 in Seed Funding

Sukidayo has raised ¥85 million (about $535,000) in seed funding to expand its couples-focused apps, Riamo and Futari Kaigi, and accelerate AI-driven relationship support.

2026.01.15

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Rakuten Medical Raises $100 Million in Series F Funding

Rakuten Medical has raised $100 million in Series F funding to advance its photoimmunotherapy program and prepare for regulatory approval in the United States by 2028.

2026.01.08

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Lead accel raises $386,000 in seed funding to advance ADS technology for reducing radioactive waste

Lead accel, a Japan-based nuclear technology startup, has raised ¥60 million in seed funding to advance ADS technology that reduces long-lived radioactive waste through minor actinide transmutation.

2025.12.17

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Japanese Industrial Robot Startup Mujin Raises $234 Million in Series D Funding

Mujin, a Japanese industrial automation startup, has raised $234 million in the first close of its Series D round to expand its MujinOS platform and accelerate global deployment of enterprise-grade robot automation.

2025.12.03

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Hydrogen as Clean Energy and KHI’s Strategy

Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries is building the world’s largest commercial-scale liquefied hydrogen terminal in Kawasaki, marking a major step toward a global clean hydrogen supply chain.

2025.11.29

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Human Life CORD, developing umbilical cord-based therapies, raises $12 million in Series C funding

Human Life CORD has raised $12 million in Series C funding to advance its umbilical cord–derived MSC therapies, supporting preparations for a Phase III clinical trial targeting post-transplant lung complications.

2025.11.26

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GramEye, a medical startup aiming to address AMR, raises ¥570 million in Series B funding.

GramEye, a Japanese medical startup addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), has raised ¥570 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-driven infectious disease diagnostics, enhance its flagship Mycrium system, and pursue FDA approval for global deployment.

2025.11.23

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