Classico Pokemon Collection: "Stay with Your Favorite Pokemon Everywhere"

 

TOKYO, June 8, 2026 /Kyodo JBN/ --

Classico, Inc., a Japanese medical apparel brand headquartered in Tokyo, launched the highly anticipated #ClassicoPokemonCollection across the Asian region, including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan region and Thailand, on June 4. Following its immense popularity after the initial release in Japan and high demand from international customers, the collection is finally expanding its reach to healthcare professionals across Asia.

Image1: Pokemon Collection
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Product Lineup
R53 / R54 Pokemon Scrubs, Tops & Pants (Unisex)

There are four designs released for the scrubs -- Pikachu, the First Partner Pokemon from the Kanto Region (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle), Eevee and Snorlax. All of the designs feature fabric colors and embroidery inspired by the thematic Pokemon. These details are designed to provide a sense of comfort and approachability to patients during examinations and treatments.

Colors: Pikachu, First Partner Pokemon of Kanto Region (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle), Eevee, Snorlax
Sizes: XXS / XS / S / M / L / XL (Unisex)
Price: 139 SGD / 469 MYR / 5,690 PHP / 839 HKD / 3,690 THB / 3,490 TWD

Image2: Tops
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Image3: Pants
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About Classico
Classico is a brand of stylish lab coats designed to boost the confidence of the people who wear them. Using sophisticated tailoring technology, the company strives to create lab coats that are both elegant and highly functional.

About Scrubs Canvas Club
"Scrubs as your canvas. Make it fun." The company believes in turning scrubs into a canvas to bring more joy to the workplace. This collection transforms the daily uniform of healthcare professionals into a medium for art, featuring collaborations that transcend boundaries -- incorporating artists, films, and music to inspire their professional wardrobe.

Official Website: https://classico-global.com/

Source: Classico, Inc.

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Bering Lab Joins BLOCK71 and Microsoft AI Accelerate Cohort to Expand Multilingual Document Intelligence across Southeast Asia

• The SWITCH 2023 1st Runner-Up graduates from the 10-week AI Accelerate programme, targeting cross-border document intelligence opportunities across Southeast Asia

 
SINGAPORE, June 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bering Lab, a Seoul-headquartered AI company specializing in multilingual document intelligence for regulated industries, said that it has been selected for the AI Accelerate Winter Cohort 2026. This 10-week growth programme is run by BLOCK71 Singapore and Microsoft, with support from Enterprise Singapore through Digital Industry Singapore (DISG).

The programme is designed to help high-potential AI startups build traction, drive revenue, and unlock funding as they scale across Asia. Through AI Accelerate, Bering Lab gains access to Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure and specialist mentorship, BLOCK71’s network of corporate partners and investors, and potential grant funding through the Startup SG Tech scheme.

Bering Lab first gained recognition in Singapore as the 1st Runner-Up at the SWITCH 2023 global startup competition, where it stood out among hundreds of participants for its AI-powered approach to document translation and analysis in regulated sectors. Since then, the company has steadily built its regional presence, establishing entities in Singapore and Hong Kong to serve the growing demand for cross-border document processing.

“Southeast Asia represents one of the most exciting opportunities for multilingual document intelligence,” said Jae Yoon, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Bering Lab. “With ASEAN’s rapidly growing cross-border trade, investment, and regulatory activity, organizations are dealing with an increasing volume of legal, financial, and compliance documents across multiple languages. We believe AI can fundamentally transform how these documents are processed and understood.”

Bering Lab’s flagship platform, BeringAI, goes beyond traditional translation by combining domain-specialized AI models with intelligent document processing capabilities. The platform serves over 240 institutional clients across legal, intellectual property, finance, life sciences, and defense sectors, with on-premise and cloud deployment options that meet the stringent security requirements of regulated industries. The company’s technology has been recognized internationally, winning top honors at WMT 2020 and WAT 2021 machine translation competitions.

Backed by SoftBank Ventures and Naver, Bering Lab is now focused on deepening its footprint in Southeast Asia. The company sees particular opportunity in helping corporate legal teams, financial institutions, and multinational enterprises navigate the complex multilingual landscape of the region, where documents frequently span Thai, Vietnamese, Bahasa, and other local languages alongside English. Through AI Accelerate, Bering Lab aims to deepen product development for Southeast Asian markets and forge partnerships with regional enterprises seeking to streamline their cross-border document workflows.

Building on this momentum, Bering Lab will also participate in Echelon Singapore 2026, taking place at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre (CEC) on June 3-4. During the event, the company is scheduled to deliver a pitch, showcasing its innovative AI solutions to global investors and potential ecosystem partners.

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Contact

Bering Lab
JaeYoon Kim
jae@beringlab.com

Source : Bering Lab 

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JAPAN LIFE INSURERS’ REINSURANCE USE MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE 2020 - AM BEST

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Japan’s life insurers have increasingly relied on reinsurance in recent years, with the overall cession rate as a percentage of total gross premium written for the segment rising to more than 24 per cent in 2023 and 2024 from just under 10 per cent in 2020, according to a new AM Best report.

According to Best’s Special Report, “Japan Life Insurers Increase Use of Reinsurance,” the implementation of the Japan Insurance Capital Standard, or J-ICS, at the end of March 2026 has prompted insurers to increase their use of reinsurance as solvency ratios become more sensitive to interest-rate movements, asset-liability mismatches, policy lapses, and longevity and mortality risks.

“Japanese life insurers have been increasingly using asset-intensive reinsurance to transfer investment, longevity, and insurance risks from capital-intensive annuity and long-term life insurance blocks to third-party reinsurers ahead of the implementation of J-ICS.

“The maturity and size of Japan’s life/annuity insurance market make it an attractive opportunity for reinsurers providing asset-intensive reinsurance solutions,” said AM Best senior industry research analyst, Cynthia Ang in a statement.

According to the report, the heightened activity has led to a sharp increase in reinsurance leverage, with the industry aggregate rising to 14.8 per cent at the end of 2024 from 4.8 per cent in 2020. The metric measures reinsurance ceded as a percentage of capital and surplus.

AM Best's analysis showed that Dai-ichi Frontier Life Insurance Co, Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life Insurance, and MetLife Insurance K.K. each recorded reinsurance leverage ratios exceeding 500 per cent in 2024.

While only an estimated one to two per cent of total in-force individual life insurance and annuity business was ceded to reinsurers in fiscal years 2023 and 2024, cessions are expected to increase as asset-intensive and offshore reinsurance become more widely used by Japanese life insurers.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is tightening oversight of such transactions due to concerns over private equity involvement, asset liquidity, and complex cross-border collateral arrangements, the report said.

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