Off on the next adventure

2023.09.28

Press Release - GINKAN
SyFu, the Web3 Wallet Transforming Payment Data into Digital Assets, Welcomes Web3 KOL 'Tanukichi web3honey' as New Advisor

2023.07.19

Summer Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for summer holidays.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Summer Holiday Closure Dates: August 11, 2023 to August 15, 2023

2023.07.03

Office Move
GINKAN's office will be moving July 3, 2023. Click for access information (Japanese).

2023.06.20

Press Release - GINKAN
SyFu Announces Launch of Web3 Project Utilizing Payment Data with GameFi

2023.04.03

Press Release - GINKAN
Token Economy Based Restaurant Review Service “SynchroLife” Transferred to livedoor Co., Ltd.

2022.12.01

Winter Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for winter holidays.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Winter Holiday Closure Dates: December 29, 2022 to January 3, 2023

2022.11.04

News: The Nikkei (The Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
Nagoya Grampus Helps Restaurants Attract Fans with App

2022.11.02

SynchroLife Special on RKB Mainichi Broadcasting's TV show "Miraiangle"
Miraiangle "World's First Restaurant Review Site with Token Rewards ~SynchroLife~"

2022.09.21

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Starts “Nagoya Gohan Pass” Project with Soccer Team Nagoya Grampus! Support Local Restaurants & Earn Points or Bitcoin Cashback Based on Team Wins!

2022.09.20

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Releases SynchroPay — Credit Card Payment & CRM Tools Now Combined!

2022.09.07

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife and Kawasaki Frontale Launch Meshiagale Kawasaki FRO CAFE Menu Popularity Poll! Vote for your favorite food!

2022.08.25

Press Release - GINKAN
First in Japan! SynchroLife, Cryptocurrency Exchange Mercury, & Tokyu Plaza Shibuya Hold 20% Bitcoin Cashback Fair! Eat up to 13 million yen for rewards!

2022.08.02

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife “Eat To Earn” Web3 Restaurant Review App Officially Launches After Four Year Beta, Users Earn SynchroLife’s Native Token SYC for Posting Restaurant Reviews

2022.07.26

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Native Token SynchroCoin (SYC) is Now On Polygon

2022.07.25

Summer Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for summer holidays.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Summer Holiday Closure Dates: August 13, 2022 to August 15, 2022

2022.07.05

Press Release - GINKAN
Eat and Earn Crypto! SynchroLife Partners with Cryptocurrency Exchange Company Mercury to Reward Diners with Cryptocurrency

2022.06.23

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Partners with Orico’s manaca Auto-charge wellow card to provide special offers for Nagoya Municipal Subway Area Restaurants

2022.06.15

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Partners with Nagoya Grampus and Launches Local Restaurant Support Soccer Team Project Powered by Digital Transformation

2022.06.02

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Announces Eaters Choice 2022 Restaurant Award for Chinese Restaurants Based on User Data from Across Japan

2022.04.26

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Announces Eaters Choice 2022 Restaurant Award for Yakiniku Based on User Data from Across Japan

2022.04.14

Press Release - GINKAN
Token Economy Based Social Restaurant Review Service SynchroLife Receives Investment from coconala Skill Partners

2022.04.07

Press Release - GINKAN
Points earned dining out with SynchroLife can now be used at over 570,000 locations!

2022.03.25

Press Release - GINKAN
Gourmet Marathon Held by SynchroLife & Tokyu Plaza Shibuya

2022.03.24

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Launches Eaters Choice 2022 Restaurant Award

2022.03.07

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Managing Company GINKAN Forms Capital and Business Alliance with Saibu Gas Co., Ltd., Working Together to Digitally Transform Restaurant Marketing in the Kyushu Area

2022.02.23

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife and Kawasaki Frontale Launch Meshiagale Kawasaki Ranking Battle 2022

2021.12.29

Press Release - GINKAN
2021 SynchroLife Award Announced! The Top 100 Restaurants Loved by Japan’s Foodies in 2021

2021.12.07

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife & Kawasaki Frontale Launch “Meshiagale Frontale Victory Sale” Using Restaurant Marketing Digitalization to Support Local Restaurants

2021.12.01

Winter Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for winter holidays.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Winter Holiday Closure Dates: December 29, 2021 to January 4, 2022

2021.10.18

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife x Kawasaki Frontale, Kawasaki Frontale Soccer Game Wins Help Support Local Kawasaki Restaurants with “Meshiagale Kawasaki” Project Launching October 24th, 2021

2021.09.21

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Launches Mobile Ordering for Soccer Team Kawasaki Frontale Stadium Restaurants Starting September 26th

2021.08.05

Summer Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for summer holidays.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Summer Holiday Closure Dates: August 13, 2021 to August 15, 2021

2021.06.17

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Managing Company GINKAN Inc. Receives Investment from KDDI Open Innovation Fund

2021.04.21

Golden Week Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for the Golden Week holiday in Japan.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Golden Week Holiday Closure Dates: April 29, 2021 to May 5, 2021

2021.04.16

Interview - SynchroLife & Sumitomo Mitsui Card Payment Platform “stera”
CEO and CTO discuss the SynchroLife & Sumitomo Mitsui Card Payment Platform “stera” Partnership

2021.03.30

Press Release - GINKAN
Send an Award to Support Your Favorite Restaurants! SynchroLife Launches Restaurant Award Campaign in Japan

2021.03.22

GINKAN Selected for Aichi Startup Fes 2021 and wins Aichi Award
GINKAN was one of 26 startups chosen for the Aichi Startup Fes 2021 pitch event and won the Aichi Award

2021.03.09

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Works with Pro Soccer Team Kawasaki Frontale to Test Mobile Ordering for Stadium Restaurants

2021.02.11

News: e27
How this Tokyo-based startup is revolutionising the restaurant industry with AI and big data

2020.12.22

Press Release - GINKAN
Social Restaurant Discovery Service SynchroLife’s GINKAN Partners with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Payment Platform “stera” to Digitize and Centralize Restaurant Data Management

2020.12.21

Winter Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for winter holidays.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Winter Holiday Closure Dates: December 26, 2020 to January 3, 2021

2020.11.19

GINKAN Selected for JETRO’s X-HUB TOKYO Global Launch Singapore Program Powered by 500 Startups
GINKAN (SynchroLife) Chosen for JETRO’s X-HUB TOKYO Global Launch Singapore Powered by 500 Startups, Prepares for Southeast Asian Market

2020.09.29

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s GINKAN Collaborates with Infomart Corporation to Support Restaurant Industry Marketing — Aiming to Digitally Transform Marketing and Business Management

2020.09.18

GINKAN wins Solution Architect Award as AWS Startup Architecture of the Year 2020 finalist
SynchroLife Selected as AWS Startup Architecture of the Year 2020 Finalist and Wins Solution Architect Award

2020.09.15

Press Release - GINKAN
“Digitalize Stadium Dining & Support Local Business” Joint Project by SynchroLife and J1 League Soccer Team Kawasaki Frontale Selected for Kanagawa Prefecture’s “Business Accelerator Kanagawa”

2020.08.20

GINKAN (SynchroLife) Selected for Weekly Toyo Keizai’s “100 Amazing Startups” Special
GINKAN was selected to be included in the “100 Amazing Startups — searching for the next unicorn, startups we expect a lot from” special

2020.07.31

Summer Holiday Office Closure
Our office will be closed on the following dates for summer holidays.
We apologize for any delay in correspondence during this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Summer Holiday Closure Dates: August 13, 2020 to August 16, 2020

2020.07.22

Announcement of article publication at HostingAdvice
Japan’s GINKAN: Building a Global Token Economy for the Decentralized Future, Beginning with an Innovative Review App

2020.07.14

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Reveals Top 50 Ramen Shops in Japan with “Ramen of the Year 2020” Award

2020.06.04

News: Techedt
SYNCHROLIFE RAISES US$2.6 MILLION IN SERIES A ROUND

2020.06.03

News: The Spoon
SynchroLife Raises $2.6M for Restaurant App That Rewards Reviews with Cryptocurrency

2020.06.03

News: Deal Street Asia
Asia Digest: Japan’s GINKAN raises $2.6m; SK Group lifts 25% in Imexpharm

2020.06.02

News: Tech in Asia
Restaurant discovery app that rewards users with cryptocurrency scoops up $2.6m

2020.06.02

News: Forbes Japan
Earn Cryptocurrency for Reviews — A Chance for Success for the Restaurant Discovery Social Media Aiming to Take Down Tabelog

2020.06.02

News: Tech Crunch Japan
SynchroLife Raises $2.6m, Supports Restaurants Post-COVID-19 with Results-Based-Compensation Model

2020.06.02

News: Yahoo!
Crypto-based restaurant review platform SynchroLife raises $2.6 million Series A

2020.06.02

News: The Block
Crypto-based restaurant review platform SynchroLife raises $2.6 million Series A

2020.06.02

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Closes $2.6 million Fundraising Round with MTG Ventures, giftee, Orient Corporation and more, Bringing Total Raised to $3.7 million

2020.05.28

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Launches AI Recommendation Feature for Takeout Leave it to artificial intelligence to find great takeout near you!

2020.05.26

CEO Tomochika Kamiya Invited to Online Webinar by ZUU Online
GINKAN's CEO Tomochika Kamiya was invited to co-host a webinar on fan marketing in Japan during and after COVID19

2020.05.01

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Launches All-in-One Service for Takeout and Post COVID-19 Diner Outreach, Opens Free Takeout Listings for Restaurants

2020.04.28

CEO Tomochika Kamiya Joins Online Panel Discussion by FINOLAB
GINKAN's CEO Tomochika Kamiya was invited to join FINOLAB's online panel discussion about the financial industry in a post-COVID19 world

2020.04.21

CEO Tomochika Kamiya Invited to Online Webinar by ZUU Online
GINKAN's CEO Tomochika Kamiya was invited to host a webinar on the future of the restaurant industry in Japan after COVID19

2020.04.15

CEO Tomochika Kamiya Interviewed by Food Stadium
Food Stadium Exclusive Interview with SynchroLife CEO Tomochika Kamiya

2020.03.30

GINKAN is moving!
GINKAN will be moving offices April 1, 2020 to better accomodate our growing business. Please check the address section below for our new location.

2020.03.24

Press Release - GINKAN
GINKAN Inc, Management Company of SynchroLife, Wins the Japan Financial Innovation Award 2020 (JFIA 2020) Startup Award

2020.02.26

Press Release - GINKAN
GINKAN Inc, Management Company of SynchroLife, Announces Capital and Business Partnership with giftee inc.

2020.02.20

News: "Daily News of Foodservice"
SynchroLife was featured in Issue 8640 dated February 20, 2020 of the Japanese Restaurant Industry Newspaper "Daily News of Foodservice" Gaishoku Nippou

2020.02.18

Press Release - GINKAN
Use Cryptocurrency Earned While Dining Out to Purchase Digital Gifts for Baskin-Robbins, Ueshima Coffee, and More with SynchroLife

2020.01.24

CEO Tomochika Kamiya Interviewed By Plug and Play Japan
Plug and Play Japan Alumni Story “Helping eaters find the best restaurants” — Interview with GINKAN Founder and CEO Tomochika Kamiya

2019.12.19

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Managing Company GINKAN Wins the 2019 Nagoya Grampus x Startup Pitch

2019.12.18

New Year's Holiday Closure
Our office will be closed from December 28, 2019 to January 5, 2020. Thank you for your understanding.

2019.11.22

CTO Hiroshi Mita Speaks at TechCrunch Tokyo CTO Night 2019
Even Information (in Japanese)

2019.11.04

GINKAN Chosen for Nikkei Trendy 2020 Startup Award
Chosen as a "Start Up That Will Change the World" in Nikkei Trendy 2020 Magazine

2019.10.25

SynchroLife Features in Card Wave Magazine's October 2019 Edition
Featured "Pick Up Topic" Article

2019.09.12

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Managing Company GINKAN Selected For Batch 2 of DENTSU INC. Run Accelerator Program “GRASSHOPPER”

2019.08.22

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Managing Company GINKAN Forms Capital and Business Alliance with SLD Entertainment Inc. and Receives Investment from DD Holdings Open Innovation Fund

2019.07.30

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Managing Company GINKAN Inc. Wins Grand Prix for MUFG Digital Accelerator’s Batch 4

2019.07.25

Interview: Coin Tokyo
Coin Tokyo: Exclusive Interview with SynchroLife’s Tomochika Kamiya!

2019.07.25

News: Business Insider Japan
Business Insider Japan: Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS and SynchroLife Start PoC for Earning Cryptocurrency When Using Your Credit Card

2019.07.25

Press Release - GINKAN
Japan’s First Program to Earn Cryptocurrency When Using Your Credit Card — Social Restaurant Review Service SynchroLife and Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Start Proof-of-Concept Test

2019.07.17

News: THE BRIDGE
THE BRIDGE: Dine and Earn Crypto Restaurant App “SynchroLife” forms Capital and Business Alliance with Orient Corporation

2019.07.17

News: Business Insider Japan
Business Insider Japan: “Dine Out and Earn Crypto” Service SynchroLife Forms Capital and Business Partnership with Major Credit Company Orico — Their Goal is…?

2019.07.17

News: Tech Crunch Japan
Tech Crunch Japan: Dine and Earn Crypto Restaurant App “SynchroLife” forms Capital and Business Alliance with Orient Corporation

2019.07.17

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife’s Managing Company GINKAN Inc. Announces Capital and Business Partnership with Orient Corporation

2019.07.03

Press Release - GINKAN
Japan’s Social Restaurant Review App SynchroLife Releases World’s First Service To Earn Cryptocurrency Just By Dining Out — Patent Pending

2019.06.26

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at Nikkei FinTech Conference 2019
Event Info

2019.04.26

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Selected From Over 300 Companies as Finalist for the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Basque Culinary Center’s (BCC) First Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition

2019.04.22

Japanese Spring Holiday Closure
Our office will be closed from April 27, 2019 to May 6, 2019 for Golden Week.

2019.04.16

Press Release - GINKAN
Artificial Intelligence Based Restaurant Service “SynchroLife” Announces the Release of “SynchroLife for Pepper” for the Home Model of SoftBank Robotic’s “Pepper for Home”

2019.04.04

News: THE BRIDGE
THE BRIDGE: SynchroLife Disposes of Restaurant Search and Releases Recommendation Based AI Picks Feature

2019.04.04

News: Tech Crunch Japan
Tech Crunch Japan: SynchroLife Disposes of Restaurant Search with AI Picks Feature

2019.04.04

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Replaces Search Feature with AI Recommendations, Say Goodbye to Time-Consuming Restaurant Search with the “AI Pick” Feature

2019.03.15

News: SynchroLife Selected for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s MUFG Digital Accelerator Program Batch 4
Token Economy Social Restaurant App SynchroLife Chosen to Join Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s MUFG Digital Accelerator Program Batch 4

2019.03.12

News: SynchroLife Participates in FIBC 2019 and Wins Norinchukin Sponsor Award
SynchroLife Wins “Norinchukin Sponsor Award” at Financial Innovation Business Conference 2019

2019.01.31

News: Logmi.jp
Solving the Lack of Output Problem: ALIS Mr. An and SynchroLife Mr. Kamiya Discuss Token Exconomies

2018.12.17

New Year's Holiday Closure
Our office will be closed from December 27, 2018 to January 4, 2018. Thank you for your understanding.

2018.12.14

News: Tech Crunch Japan
1 Year Since the Opening of Plug and Play SHIBUYA -- 5 Important Points for Growing Starts ups in JApan

2018.11.02

Features in Nikkei Trendy 2019 Magazine
16th - AI Recommendations

2018.10.16

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at Blockchain Unbound Tokyo

2018.10.12

News: Business Insider Japan
We Went to Ginza and Tried The World’s First App That Gives You Cryptocurrency For Dining Out

2018.09.28

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at FIN/SUM 2018のPERSON OF FIN/SUM 2018
Event Info

2018.09.24~28

Event: SynchroLife Exhibiting at FIN/SUM 2018
Event Info

2018.09.19

News: Business Insider Japan
Eat, Review, and Earn Cryptocurrency! Will This New Marketing Scheme Being Tested in Ginza Help Restaurants?

2018.09.19

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Launches Campaign at 21 Tokyu Plaza Ginza Restaurants: Earn 3% of Your Bill Cashback in Cryptocurrency!

2018.09.18

Press Release - SynchroLife Limited
SynchroCoin (SYC) to List on LATOKEN, First Exchange for Restaurant Review Reward Token Used in SynchroLife Token Economy

2018.09.15

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at Next Economy Conference 2018
Event Info

2018.09.08

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at Bitpie presents Crypto Choukaigi
Event Info

2018.09.07

SynchroLife Wins EXPO Winner and PnPJ Award at Plug and Play Japan Batch 1 EXPO
1,251 attendees in 2 days! Plug and Play Japan EXPO Report

2018.09.07

Press Release - GINKAN
Token Economy Based Restaurant Review Service “SynchroLife” Announces First Restaurant Campaign with Tokyu Plaza Ginza

2018.08.20

News: The Nikkei MJ
Predictions of Growth in the Rating Business - Rewards x Trust

2018.08.13

News: The Nikkei
GINKAN’s Restaurant Review App Forms Business Alliance with Ceres

2018.08.10

News: THE BRIDGE
Food App x Token Economy SynchroLife, Recieves 720,000 USD Funding from Ceres, Business Alliance Using Points and Blockchain Planned too

2018.08.10

News: Business Insider Japan
The World’s First Social Restaurant Review Service with Token Rewards “SynchroLife” Announces Seed Funding — Including Token Equity Convertible

2018.08.10

News: Tech Crunch Japan
Token Economy x Restaurant Review App “SynchroLife”, Announces Seed Round Including Token Equity Convertible

2018.08.10

Press Release - GINKAN
GINKAN Announces Business Alliance and Seed Round of 720,000 USD with Ceres Inc. to Further Grow Token Economy and AI Based Social Restaurant Review Service SynchroLife

2018.08.02

News: Tech Crunch Japan
Social Restaurant Discovery App SynchroLife Releases New Version with Token Rewards for Quality Reviews

2018.08.02

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Releases World’s First Restaurant Review Service with Cryptocurrency Token Rewards for Users

2018.07.11

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at Collabo Gate "No.21 Beyond ICO: Alternative Capital Raising Methods"
Event Info

2018.06.29

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at CRYPTONOMICS TOKYO 2018
Event Info

2018.06.25

Press Release - GINKAN
SynchroLife Selected for Startup Accelerator Plug and Play Japan’s Fintech Batch 1

2018.06.20

News: SynchroLife Chosen for Plug and Play Japan Batch 1
Plug and Play Japan Batch 1 Selects 53 Domestic Startups

2018.01.20

Event: CEO Tomochika Kamiya Speaks at THE COIN

2018.01.17

News: THE BRIDGE
THE COIN: Introducing the Pitching Companies Chosen as the "COIN30" - The Face of a New Economy

2017.10.30

Press Release - SynchroLife Limited
SynchroLife attracts worldwide support and gains restaurant ratings in 38 countries in just 3 months!

2017.09.22

News: Interview on THE BRIDGE
Interview with Tomochika Kamiya leading up to the SynchroLife token crowdsale

2017.07.12

News: Coin Telegraph
SynchroLife announced token crowdsale to create a blockchain based trustworthy restaurant recommendation platform.

2017.5.30

Creation of SynchroLife, Limited in Hong Kong
SynchroLife, Limited (Founder CEO Tomochika Kamiya) was created in Hong Kong as the marketing branch of Asian focused international marketing for SynchroLife.

2016.12.10

New Year's holiday closure
Our office will be closed from December 27, 2016 to January 3, 2017.

2016.01.25

No more swiping and awkward pick up lines! Meet new people with the same interests as you and get chatting right away with “Festar” the hot new dating app from Japan.

2015.08.04

Meet new people you share common interests with through a ten minute chat, Realtime Chat App “Festar” Released First 3,000 users to register enjoy the Premium Plan for free!

2016.04.02

Japan’s Smart Gourmet App “SynchroLife” Collaborates with Car Hire and Taxi Hailing Service “Uber” for O2O Marketing Campaign Targeting Tokyo Area Users.