JAPAN POST INVEST 8% STAKE IN RAKUTEN FOR PARTNERSHIP IN DELIVERIES

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• Japan Post invest 8% stake in Rakuten for partnership in deliveries.
• The news leads Rakuten shares to shoot up 8.6% in Friday trading.
• The country’s post office will gain technology advice and personnel from Rakuten...

KDDI OFFERS CHEAPEST OPTION OF DATA MOBILE PLAN FOR $24 A MONTH

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• KDDI offers cheapest option of data mobile plan for $24 a month.
• KDDI is expected to announce the new plan today along with other price options.
• NTT Docomo Inc. has set its 20GB plan at 2,980 yen.
• SoftBank Corp...

TOKYO STOCKS OPEN MIXED OVER SELLING TO LOCK PROFITS ON TUESDAY MORNING

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• Tokyo stocks open mixed over selling to lock profits on Tuesday morning.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 47.72 points.
• The TOPIX index on the TSE was down at 0.94 points.
• Stock issues saw gains in oil a...

YANOLJA SEEKS SERVICES OF MORGAN STANLEY AS UNDERWRITER FOR OVERSEAS IPO LISTING

• Morgan Stanley is looked upon as an additional and worthy underwriter for Yanolja's planned initial public offering (IPO) next year, after the travel and lodgings service platform provider hinted it may choose a separate underwriter to oversee proceedings in excess of Mirae Asset Daew...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGH ON MONDAY; NIKKEI HITS A FRESH HIGH

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• Tokyo stocks end high on Monday; Nikkei hits a fresh high.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 521.06 points.
• The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished at 28.59 points.
• ...

RAKUTEN INC. COMES UP WITH A NEW UNLIMITED DATA SCHEME FOR $28 PER MONTH PLAN

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• Rakuten Inc. comes up with a new unlimited data scheme for $28 per month plan.
• It will provide ultrafast 5G networks under the said plan.
• The low-priced 5G service is expected to be available only in Tokyo and some major ...

RAKUTEN EAGLES EARN THEIR 1,000TH WIN AT NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL

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• Rakuten Eagles earn their 1,000th win at Nippon Professional Baseball.
• Rakuten Eagles won by 12-4 over the Lotte Marines.
• Rakuten Eagles Hideto Asamura went deep three times and drove in seven runs.
• The Lotte M...

SOFTBANK HAWKS ALFREDO DESPAIGNE LEADS A WIN AGAINST RAKUTEN EAGLES

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• SoftBank Hawks Alfredo Despaigne leads a win against Rakuten Eagles.
• Despaigne was unable to join the Hawks until July due to travel restrictions.
• He opened his season with a home run account with a second-inning solo sh...

JOOR EXPANDS GLOBAL EVENT COVERAGE TO MIDDLE EAST AND JAPAN

HIGHLIGHTS

• JOOR is partnering with Arab Fashion Council and Japan Fashion Week Organization.
• Organizers of fashion weeks that JOOR is a part of want to create one-stop-shop for users.

JOOR, the world’s industry-standard digital...

NEW LAW IN JAPAN SPELLS TOUGH REGULATIONS FOR TECH GIANTS

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• The new law from Japanese Parliament is meant to ensure transparency among tech giants.
• Now tech giants would have to face tougher regulations.
• E-Commerce giants would have to share information about their business practices to t...

JAPAN’S STRUGGLING WALMART BUSINESS SHIFTS TO ONLINE GROCERY DELIVERY SYSTEM

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• Japanese people are quite reluctant to pick food online with regards to its freshness
• The recent success of the partnership between Seiyu and Rakuten Inc has provided a path for Walmart

Japan’s local e-commerce bran...