I have drawn your attention to Gunosy back in 1/22 with a tag line of “It’s a BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) stock, not just the 2nd best SmartNews”. Gunosy is a provider of news curation service, but has gained the exposure to the BNPL industry exposure through its $20 MM investment in India’s fast …
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(GRCS stands for Governance, Risk, Compliance and Security) A well-panned GRC strategy affords a company many benefits: fast and effective decision making, improved and targeted IT investments and better cooperation among divisions. It is increasingly important that the companies effectively manage and leverage on risks to grow while adhering to rapidly changing compliance environments. However, …
If you have a chance to ask management team of Japanese companies “what is one of many challenges you face?”, many will reply as follows: “We can’t hire workers whom we need to grow with!” Here comes Aidma to rescue! Who is Aidma Holdings? Aidma Holdings (“Aidma” or the “company”) supports marketing and operations …
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Forewarning: I don’t need to remind you that the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the Western sanctions against Russia have raised concerns about supply shortages caused by the inability to export Russian-made non-ferrous metals products, prompting prices of non-ferrous metals, crude oil and natural gas to rise. Against this backdrop, Dowa’s …
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Founded in Aichi Prefecture (where Toyota head office is located) in 2002, the sales outlets of GOODSPEED (“GS” or the “company”) are dedicated to sales of used SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles), Minivans, and imported cars. This SUV specialization drives (!) the investment thesis for GS. Used car industry in Japan presents an interesting investment opportunity. …
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Loadstar Capital (“Loadstar” and the “Company”) operates through the following business divisions: 1. Corporate Funding: handles real estate investment and leasing. 2. Asset Management and Brokerage: manage real estate properties and consulting for the clients. 3. Crowdfunding: operation of “OwnersBook” which enables real estate companies to fund their own real estate transactions. With just announced …
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Decollte Holdings (“DE” and the “company”) is engaged in management of photo studio business that provides Photo Weddings and various anniversary photo services, and fitness business. With a solid Q1 for FYE 9/22 behind them, the company is on its way to achieve its full year sales goal of 20% increase over 2021 sales level. …
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Gunosy Inc. (Gunosy or the Company) is a provider of curation application “Gunosy” which delivers articles mainly to smartphone users through collaboration with newspapers, magazines and online media. Other products – “LUCRA” offering information targeting women and “news’ ad” focusing on current news – are growing. The company is also engaged in ad network business …
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VisasQ (VQ or the company) is a leading ENS (expert network service)* provider in Japan with 120,000 advisors/consultants. They have 800 accounts. It is capable of locating a good match via a just 1 hour interview process. 70,000 matches have been made so far. *What is ENS? It is a service which connects knowledge users …
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Vector Inc. (Ticker – 6058): Asia’s top PR firm, eying the global stage! Vector (the company or “Vector”), with the market share of +40%, is the #1 PR firm in Japan (market size: $9Bn). The company has gained significant customer acceptance by being “Uniqlo/MacDonald” of the PR industry. It is now ready to enter much …
Vector Inc. (Ticker: 6058): Asia’s top PR firm eying the global stage! Read More »