Japan Telcos (SoftBank, 9984 JP; Docomo, 9437 JP; KDDI, 9433 JP) Pushed to Improve Pricing Practices
In a public speech, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said mobile carriers had room to lower bills by 40 percent. These and other comments may...
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Consumption Trends in Japan: Rising Incomes Boosting Retailers but a Lot Going Into Savings Too
Much has been made of gradually rising wages in Japan, and this is indeed good news after 20 years of stagnation and negative growth. But while...
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This Week in Blockchain & Cryptos: Bitcoin Rose to USD8,000, but Why?
Bitcoin made headlines this week as it entered the USD8,000 region for the first time in two months, but lost some of its momentum as the week...
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Smartkarma's Week That Was in JP/KR: Telcos, Cosmetics, Retail, Semi Wafers, and Korean LCCs
Something perhaps of a "slow week" in the midst of July doldrums as "only" 160 insights were published on the Smartkarma platform from mid-day July...
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This Week in Asian Telcos: China Tower IPO the Key Event to Watch Out For
A quick tour of news flow in the Asian telco space in the past week. China: China Tower IPO, SOE reform and 5GChina Tower IPO: The massive China...
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