Government Fuels Japan Cashless Payments War
In June, the government’s rebate scheme that simultaneously aimed to reduce the burden of its October 2019 tax increase while also promoting...
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🇯🇵 JAPAN - Stress Tests Part 3 - Inventory, Fixed Asset & Free Cash Flows
FROM OPERATING TO FINANCING CASH FLOWS - Having examined Operating Cash Flow in our previous Insight, we shall look into the 'stressors' between...
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Japan Fashion E-Commerce: Direct Investment by Retailers on the Rise
Fashion is the fastest growing and largest category in the e-commerce channel in 2018. Fashion items are easy to stock and ship and low...
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Japan Mobile: KDDI's Modest Data Bundle Boost Highlights Challenges to Rakuten
KDDI's discount brand UQ Mobile has increased the amount of data in its mid-range smartphone plans from 9GB to 10GB, whilst it will also increase...
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Japan Telecoms: Drilling Down on Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Returns
Japanese telcos have plenty of financial flexibility and political/social cover to maintain current policies on returns to shareholders. We expect...
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