Japan entertainment startups unlock value by fusing AI with fan culture

Nikkei Asia | May 1, 2026, 4:07 p.m. | Original

TOKYO -- When Yuji Takahashi, the CEO of the AI chatbot startup meltly, met with a U.S. venture capital executive in a Tokyo office building, he was given an offer that was hard to refuse.

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