Japan

KDDI To Buy Stake In Convenience Store Chain Lawson

Japanese telecom company KDDI Corp will pay more than 12 billion yen (€99 million) for about a 2% stake in convenience store chain Lawson as the pair...

Blow For AB InBev's $11bn Asset Sale To Asahi As Australia Raises Concerns

Australia's competition regulator raised concerns over an $11 billion deal by Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell its local operations to Japan's Asahi, deal...

Nestlé Japan Launches KitKat In Chocolate Made Of Pure Cocoa

Nestlé Japan has launched KitKat Chocolatory Cacao Fruit Chocolate, a product that uses chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit. The wafer i...

Japan's Aeon Signs Up Ocado In Online Grocery Expansion

Japan's biggest supermarket group, Aeon Co Ltd has hired British online grocery pioneer Ocado to develop its e-commerce business, hoping to fend off rivals...

Japanese Beer Exports To South Korea Drop To Zero After Trade Spat

Japanese beer exports to South Korea plunged to zero in October of this year following a trade row between the two nations, according to a BBC report. S...

Japan's Retail Sales Slump The Most Since 2015 As Tax Hike Hits Demand

Japan's retail sales tumbled at their fastest pace in more than four and a half years in October as a sales tax hike prompted consumers to cut sp...

Japan's Consumer Inflation Stagnant Despite Tax Hike Boost

Japan's annual core consumer inflation ticked up only marginally in October despite the boost from a sales tax hike during the month, suggesting weak house...

Asahi CEO Bets On Better Tasting Alcohol-Free Beers; Pauses Acquisition Spree

Asahi Group Holdings' chief executive Akiyoshi Koji is betting on alcohol-free beer to drive global profits in coming years, leveraging Japanese techn...