Japanese E-Commerce Review 2020: Softbank/Z, Rakuten and Amazon to Dominate Further
What statistics are available suggest that Japan lags behind China, USA and the UK in terms of e-commerce penetration but this position overlooks...
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Zozo Spreads Its Wings at Home and Overseas
ZOZO's (3092 JP) new alliance with Softbank (9434 JP)/Z Holdings (4689 JP) is already bearing fruit.As well as opening on Z’s PayPay in December,...
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NTT DoCoMo Flags up Its 6G Vision. Yes, that Is a Six!
As part of its recently held open house on network R&D, NTT Docomo Inc (9437 JP) has released a white paper on 5G evolution and 6G. The key...
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Lawson and KDDI Join Forces in Cashless Payments War
With a series of mergers over the past three months alone, the big three mobile providers, along with Rakuten Inc (4755 JP) and Amazon.com Inc...
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Z & LINE: Softbank Strikes Again in Digital Zaibatsu Battle for Hegemony
The upcoming integration of LINE Corp (3938 JP) with Z Holdings (4689 JP) at the end of the year follows Z Holding’s acquisition of a 50.1% stake...
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