Lawson and KDDI Join Forces in Cashless Payments War
With a series of mergers over the past three months alone, the big three mobile providers, along with Rakuten Inc (4755 JP) and Amazon.com Inc...
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New Deal for LINE (A Lot like the Old Deal)
On Monday the 23rd of December, Softbank Corp (9434 JP) and Naver Corp (035420 KS) came out with two big documents. Notice Concerning Entry into a...
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Z & LINE: Softbank Strikes Again in Digital Zaibatsu Battle for Hegemony
The upcoming integration of LINE Corp (3938 JP) with Z Holdings (4689 JP) at the end of the year follows Z Holding’s acquisition of a 50.1% stake...
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SK Owner Divorce Settlement Amid Restructuring: SK Holdings Vs. SK Telecom, Which to Get?
Another twist came into the SK Group restructuring process. It's been now a week since the Chey divorce news broke last week. We haven't seen any...
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Aeon's Tie with UK’s Ocado: A Chance for Online Food Leadership – but Not for a While
Aeon has become the Japanese partner to Ocado, one of the best online supermarket and systems providers for food and FMCG retailing in the...
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