Growing MVNO Market Share in Japan Looks Positive for Evolving Entrants like Rakuten (4755 JP)
In the latest data, MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) have reached 7.0% market share of Japan's main 3G and LTE (4G) services with over 12m...
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Also in the News: Updates from Japanese Retail Markets
Below are several recent updates on Japanese retail and consumer markets that, while not meriting in-depth Insights of their own, are important...
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KDDI Deal for Kabu.com (8703 JP) Coming?
Yesterday morning, the Nikkei surprised everyone with an article saying KDDI Corp (9433 JP) was holding negotiations to acquire a stake of up to...
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Rakuten (4755 JP) & Yahoo Japan (4689 JP) Are Battling for Share in the Growing Japanese EC Market
Japan's B2C e-commerce industry is growing sales volumes close to 10% YoY each year, but the level of online activity remains behind other...
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Smartkarma’s Week that Was in JP/KR: BGF, Japan Telcos, NCSoft, Nissan, and Nexon
After a holiday hiatus where markets were slow and somewhat quiet and the number of insights published and read dipped, we resume your regularly...
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