Mercari, the eBay-like service that is Japanese first tech startup unicorn, has filed to go public in an IPO that could raise as much as $1.1 billion. The company is scheduled to list on the Toyko ...

Additionally, keychains, folders, notebooks, playing cards, and T-shirts featuring Mario Pikachu will be exclusively available at the Pokémon Center in Kyoto, Japan. The merchandise will be ...

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The merchandise includes Pikachu Mario and Luigi plushies (shown above), Mario and Luigi themed card games, a game card case and a ...

As global markets navigate through a period of mixed signals, with inflation and interest rate policies at the forefront of investor concerns, Japan's stock market presents a nuanced picture.

Mercari became Japan's first home-grown unicorn, with a pre-IPO valuation of more than a billion dollars in early 2016. Its value increased further and led to rich rewards for early backers who ...

TOKYO -- Flea market app operator Mercari's plan to go public is giving a breath of fresh air to Japan's stock market, but what could become the country's largest IPO for the year also highlights ...

Mercari has also simplified the U.S. shipping process, working with international transactions platform The Beenos Group. All items purchased by U.S. buyers from Japan will first be sent to The ...

Major e-commerce company Mercari has officially opened American access to its Japanese marketplace, giving anime and manga fans direct access to millions of new sellers of both rare and high ...

Mercari, which is one of the largest Japanese e-commerce platforms, will allow users to purchase its flea market app-listed products using Bitcoin (BTC) starting in June. According to a Nikkei ...

Examples of a kirakira name include Pikachu, Naiki (like the brand Nike) and Pū (as in Winnie-the-Pooh). Japan has introduced new rules for parents to avoid the use of "interesting" names given ...

A growing number of local governments in Japan are using the popular app Mercari to sell reusable oversize waste collected from households, including furniture. The moves are aimed at reducing ...