Japan Non-IT Industries: Overcoming Deflation Not Enough
Empirical data on the drivers of Japanese productivity are sadly not at the forefront of Abenomics, but they should be. Europacifica CEO Naomi...
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Another View on Coupang's 2015 Financials and Possible Future Scenario
Coupang (wholly owned by Forward Ventures) announced its 2015 financial performance yesterday.: For the specific details of Coupang's financials,...
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NHN Entertainment Invests in Ticket Monster - Implications for Softbank and Softbank-Backed Coupang
Surprisingly, NHN Entertainment (which was spun off from Naver in 2013) made USD40m investment in Ticket Monster (one of the three major social...
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Sharp: Reminders of Sanyo (And that Didn't End Well)
The StoryThe morning of November 18th in Japan brought a tidbit in the Yomiuri newspaper that Sharp had decided on a plan to have its 17,436...
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Ukraine Invasion's Semiconductor Impact
How will the chip market be impacted by sanctions against Russia? The SIA expects a negligible demand decrease and no short-term impact tot he...
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