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...

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

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• 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...