Rakuten (4755 JP) &Â 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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Would a Sale of Founder's Holdco NXC Corp Trigger a Tender Offer for Nexon (3659 JP)?
It was reported on January 3rd that Korean founder and heretofore effective controller of Nexon Co Ltd (3659 JP) Mr. Kim Jung-Ju and family, who...
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Japanese Telcos: What to Look for in 2019. Earnings May Surprise on the Upside.
The Japanese telecom market was more volatile in 2018 than anticipated. However, Chris Hoare remains broadly positive on the sector for 2019. While...
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Okinawa Cellular (9436 JP): Warm Tropical Breezes with KDDI
As the colder winter weather is felt and the icy blast of industry tariff cuts continues to chill sentiment, we seek some respite (at least...
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