OHYASHIMA https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Vol. 24 | A Prehistory of Jodo Buddhism, Part 3 Power Laser Technology raises $7.5m to put high-power lasers to work Thermal power generation startup elleThermo raises $5m in Series A Vol. 18 | Demise and edamise Part 3 Biotech startup WAKU takes pre-Series A total to $3m Trial Holdings’ monetisation of Seiyu property and the future of Japan’s GMS Fusion startup Kyoto Fusioneering raises $105m in equity at first close of series D Hinoki, champion of “serial business succession”, raises $20m Fusion power company Starlight Engine raises $37m Letara Raises $16 Million in Pre-Series A to Develop Plastic-Fueled Rocket Engines Vol. 21 | The Beginnings of Buddhism Major earthquake strikes Kumamoto: the impact on TSMC and other companies T2, a developer of autonomous driving technology for trucks, raises $31m in the first close of its Series B round Takaichi government moves to cut the consumption-tax rate on food. What the consumption tax means for foreign companies Sinumy, developer of fully hands-free authentication technology, raises $3m in pre-Series A round Photonic quantum computing developer OptQC raises $44m in Series A2 TriOrb, Developer of Sphere-Based AMR Platform, Raises $1.9M in Series B Second Close Short-drama and anime streamer FLASH raises $8m in seed round Vol. 22 | A Prehistory of Jodo Buddhism, Part 1 Space-structures startup cosmobloom raises $2 million in a seed round Robotruck, a developer of fully autonomous driving systems for trucks, raises $32m in the first close of its Series A round Vol. 20 | The Shonin’s Wife and Women’s Education in Ohmi Vol. 19 | Joint-stock trading Lotte and Nomura Real Estate to open a live music venue in Shin-Osaka in 2028 BEAM Technologies, aiming to manufacture semiconductor crystals in space, raises $1.4m in seed round AI-powered, DPP-ready metals recycler Trash Technologies raises $1m Vol. 23 | A Prehistory of Jodo Buddhism, Part 2 Vol. 17 | Demise and edamise Part 2 Vol. 16 | demise and edamise Part 1 Vol. 5 | Sanpo Yoshi I Vol. 6 | Sanpo Yoshi II Mofuku Rescue, 24-hour mourning-wear rental service, raises $3m in Series A round Algae-cultivation startup AlgaleX raises $2m in Series A Vol. 7 | Sanpo Yoshi Ⅲ Vol. 8 | Uri-te Yoshi Vol. 9 | Uri-te Yoshi Ⅱ Vol. 10 | Kai-te Yoshi Vol. 11 | Seken-Yoshi Vol. 12 | How Much Profit Were the Ohmi Shonin Really Making? Vol. 13 | Ohmi Shonin on the Move — Overland Routes Vol. 14 | How the Ohmi Shonin Travelled: By Sea Vol. 15 | The Trading Associations the Ohmi Shonin Formed Self-driving developer Turing raises $78m in Series A extension round Mathematical optimisation and quantum computing startup JIJ raises $5m ‘Tree-Ring Management’ pioneer, Ina Food Industry former chairman Hiroshi Tsukakoshi dies Space-debris startup Star Signal Solutions raises $3m seed round Chalcopyrite cell developer PXP raises $9.6m in Series B Nudge, issuer of credit cards for Japan’s oshikatsu fan economy, raises $9m EUV photon, which evaluates light for semiconductor-manufacturing exposure equipment, raises $5m in seed round Rental move-in cost instalment service Smooth raises $4m in Series C first close