According to a joint 2014 paper by Kyoto and Toyama Universities, Toyama is the Japanese prefecture with the highest prevalence of vehicle usage to get from A to B (82.3%), and conversely with the lowest usage (1.7%) of public transport of any kind. Possibly for this reason Toyama has been the location for a number […]
Just over 100km to the Northwest of Tokyo is the picturesque and mountainous area of Gunma, where many visitors enjoy the hundreds of famous hot springs in the area (from Kusatsu to Shibukawa and many more). And while other regions tend to focus only on one type of mobility experimentation, the local university has developed […]
Just over 3 years ago, I convinced Toyota to co-sponsor the first Techcrunch event in the MENA region that was held in the Autumn of 2018 in Beirut. It was an eye-opener to the developing ecosystems of the Near and Middle East, with strong attendance from neighboring countries, and Middle Eastern and North Africa-based entrepreneurs. […]
