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Japan's Tuna Market, The World's Largest, Hit Hard By Coronavirus Pandemic

Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawl...

Japan Retail Sales Down Amid Fragile Recovery From Pandemic

Japan's factory output rose in July at the fastest pace on record, driven by automobiles and car parts, signalling a gradual recovery from the blow deliver...

Takeda To Sell Japanese Consumer Health Unit To Blackstone

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co plans to it plans to sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group. Japan's largest pharm...

Indian Craft Brewer Bira Talking To Foreign Beer Makers About Possible Stake Sale: CEO

India's B9 Beverages, maker of popular craft beer Bira, is in talks with international brewers and investors to sell a stake of up to 20% in the company, i...

Japan's Asahi Gives Weaker-Than-Expected Outlook As Virus Hits Beer Sales

Japanese beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings gave a weaker-than-expected profit outlook for the year, as the coronavirus pandemic hit global beer sales, pa...

Japan's Seven & i Seals $21bn Deal For Marathon Petroleum's Speedway Gas Stations

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores has agreed to buy Marathon Petroleum Corp's Speedway gas stations for $21 billion (€17.8 billion), b...

Japanese Robot To Clock In At A Convenience Store In Test Of Retail Automation

In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in...