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A sports tech company in Singapore has entered Yokohama Rapsodo Japan Co., Ltd.
Last Updated March 15, 2021
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March 15, 2021
Economic Affairs Bureau International Business Division
Norio Tomioka
Phone number: 045-671-2576
Fax: 045-664-4867
We are pleased to announce that Rapsodo, a sports tech company in Singapore, has established Rapsodo Japan Co., Ltd. as a Japanese subsidiary in Yokohama, and has begun full-scale activities. Rapsodo offers Rapsodo, a product that measures baseball players hit and pitch using computer vision and advanced radar, and analyzes performance data to major leagues and professional baseball players. The City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) have cooperated to provide support for the company's expansion into Yokohama. In addition, the company participates in "I.TOP Yokohama"*.
※I. TOP Yokohama (IoT Open Innovation Partners) https://itop.yokohama/ (external site)
A platform that comprehensively promotes exchange and cooperation, project promotion, human resource development, etc. for business creation utilizing IoT (IoT, big data, AI, robots, etc.).
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