Moonlark Home APAC launch check-in
- Date
- 20 October 2026, 16:00
- Durée
- 9 min
- Langues
- English · Japanese · Mandarin · Traditional Chinese
- Participants
- Ethan (London) · Aiko (Tokyo) · Jun-Hao (Taipei)
In one page
The Moonlark Home check-in covered launch dates and venues, product and pricing, press materials, filming, and embargo planning for Japan, Taiwan, the UK and Europe. Tokyo remains set for November 5, while Taipei is planned for November 12. The Tokyo date will not move unless the battery delay exceeds five days. Taipei’s venue deposit request is being submitted, with approval expected by Thursday; if finance approval or payment slips past Friday, the hall may be released. The Tokyo demo is ready, and Aiko will ship it to London on October 27 and provide the shipping invoice by the day before dispatch. About 400 of the planned 1,000 Tokyo units will be available by launch because of a five-day mass-production battery delay, but the launch will proceed with available stock. Taipei’s allocation will ship after the Tokyo event and is expected to remain on time. Aiko will obtain a firm battery delivery date by Thursday. Japan pricing is confirmed at 4,900 yen including tax; Taiwan’s proposed NT$1,200 pricing and UK and European pricing remain under review. Media invitations are being sent to 60 Taipei outlets this afternoon and 80 Tokyo outlets next Monday. A Japanese press release will follow the English draft within three business days, and Taipei’s Traditional Chinese materials and specification sheet are also being prepared. Legal will confirm by Thursday whether Taiwan’s warranty period differs from other markets or only the wording does. A competitor price comparison is due Friday, and Jun-Hao will send Taipei’s media list to Ethan by Friday. Studio filming begins when the demo unit reaches London. If customs clearance takes the unit beyond October 30, the team will use footage from the second Tokyo unit. The demo video will be exported in Full HD for Taipei’s projector by November 2. The embargo lifts on November 5 at 9 a.m. Japan time and 8 a.m. Taipei time, with London posts scheduled in advance. The group will reconvene on October 27.
Attendees
Ethan (London)Aiko (Tokyo)Jun-Hao (Taipei)
Decisions
Launch dates set: Tokyo on November 5 and Taipei on November 12, with no plan to move the Tokyo date unless the supplier says the battery delay is worse than five days.
Ethan (London)
Tokyo product demo is ready; the launch goes ahead on November 5 with whatever stock is ready, and the Taipei allocation ships after the launch event so it remains on time.
Ethan (London)
Japan price confirmed at 4,900 yen including tax.
Ethan (London)
Embargo lifts simultaneously at 9 a.m. Japan time / 8 a.m. Taipei time on November 5, with London posts scheduled in advance.
Ethan (London)
Aiko will prepare the shipping invoice for the demo unit and email it to London by the day before dispatch on October 27.
Aiko (Tokyo)
Japanese press release will be finished within three business days of receiving the English draft.
Aiko (Tokyo)
Taipei media invitations (60 outlets) are being sent this afternoon; Tokyo media invitations (80 outlets) will be sent next Monday.
Ethan (London)
Tokyo launch stock will be roughly 400 of the planned 1,000 units by November 5 because mass-production battery delivery is delayed by five days; Taipei stock ships after the launch event and is expected to be on time.
Aiko (Tokyo)
Action items
Aiko to obtain a firm delivery date from the battery supplier and share it with the group by Thursday.
Aiko (Tokyo)2026-10-22
Aiko to ship the demo unit to London on Tuesday, October 27.
Aiko (Tokyo)2026-10-27
The Taipei-side request will be submitted this afternoon, with approval expected by Thursday; if the deposit is not paid before Friday, the hall may be released to another client.
Jun-Hao (Taipei)2026-10-22
The Taipei-side participant will ask legal by Thursday whether Taiwan's warranty period differs from other markets or only the wording differs, then report back.
Jun-Hao (Taipei)2026-10-22
The Taipei-side participant will prepare a competitor price comparison table by Friday; the rows do not specifically identify Friday as October 23 for this task.
Jun-Hao (Taipei)2026-10-23
Jun-Hao to send Taipei media invitation list to Ethan by Friday.
Jun-Hao (Taipei)2026-10-23
The studio team will start filming when the demo unit arrives in London; if the unit is not cleared by October 30, they will switch to footage shot on the second Tokyo unit.
Aiko (Tokyo)2026-10-30
The Full HD video is to be delivered to the Taipei-side presenter by November 2; the rows do not explicitly name Jun-Hao in that exchange.
Jun-Hao (Taipei)2026-11-02
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Open questions
Risks
Taipei venue deposit: if the finance approval slips past Friday, the November 12 hall is at risk of being released to another client.
Ethan (London)
Five-day delay in mass-production battery deliveries reduces Tokyo launch stock to about 400 of the planned 1,000 units by November 5.
Aiko (Tokyo)
If UK customs hold the demo unit for more than three days, filming would run past November 2 and the edit would be tight (fallback: footage from the second Tokyo unit).
Ethan (London)
The Taipei projector supports only Full HD while the demo video is 4K, so a Full HD export will be made for the November 2 rehearsal.
Jun-Hao (Taipei)
Topics
Moonlark Home launch check-in
Quarterly-style sync covering launch dates and venues, product and pricing, press materials, and filming and embargo planning for the Moonlark Home rollout in Japan, Taiwan, the UK and Europe.
Dates and venues
Tokyo launch is set for Thursday, November 5, with the venue already contracted. Taipei launch is planned for Thursday, November 12, at a 200-guest venue that requires a deposit before Friday or it will be released; finance approval is being sought, with the request going in today and a result expected by Thursday.
Product and pricing
The Tokyo demo unit is ready and will ship to London on Tuesday, October 27. A five-day battery delivery delay leaves only about 400 of the planned 1,000 units available for the Tokyo launch; the Taipei allocation will ship after the event so it stays on time. Japan retail price is confirmed at 4,900 yen including tax; Taiwan is proposed at NT$1,200 pending finance sign-off; UK and European pricing remains undecided. A competitor price comparison is being prepared for Friday.
Press materials
Ethan will share an English press release draft by Friday, October 23. Aiko will localize the Japanese version within three business days of receipt. Taipei will prepare a Traditional Chinese version on the same three-business-day timeline and needs a Traditional Chinese spec sheet by Monday, October 26; the warranty clause wording for Taiwan still needs legal confirmation. Both teams will provide media invitation lists to London by Friday for overlap checks.
Filming and embargo plan
Studio filming in London starts when the demo unit arrives, with a customs-hold risk past October 30 and a fallback to Tokyo-shot footage. Social media embargo lifts simultaneously at 9 a.m. Japan time / 8 a.m. Taipei time on November 5. Aiko presents the Tokyo event with Ethan on video; Jun-Hao hosts Taipei in Mandarin and needs a Mandarin narration script and a Full HD demo video export by November 2. The full rehearsal is set for November 3 at 4 p.m. Taipei / 5 p.m. Tokyo / 8 a.m. London.
Wrap-up and next meeting
Ethan summarized decisions and actions and flagged two open items (European price and Taiwanese warranty). The group agreed to reconvene next Tuesday, October 27, at the same time.