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L’Oréal’s Corporate Venture Capital Fund BOLD Announces Investment

L’Oréal’s corporate venture capital fund BOLD has announced that it has made a minority investment in Japanese beauty startup SPARTY, In...

Tuna Goes For $200,000 At Tokyo Market's New Year Auction

A bluefin tuna sold for 20.8 million yen ($202,197) in the first auction of the new year at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market on Tuesday, as it reopened after the...

Hotel Chocolat Bucks UK's Gloomy Christmas With Strong Sales

Hotel Chocolat bucked the trend of a disappointing Christmas for many of Britain's retailers, reporting strong sales with growth in all channels - retail,...

EuroCommerce Welcomes EU-Japan Trade Agreement

EuroCommerce has welcomed the historic trade agreement signed between Japan and the European Union during the 25th EU-Japan Summit earlier this week. &l...

Amazon Opening Pop-Up Liquor Bar In Tokyo's Ginza District

Amazon is opening a bar. For 10 days, the web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo’s glitzy Ginza district to promote al...

Tokyo To Close Doors On World's Oldest Fish Market … For Now

The doors of Tokyo’s iconic Tsukiji fish market – the world’s biggest – are set to close after more than 80 years, but maybe not fo...

Toshiba’s Looming Writedown Wipes Out Gain From 2016 Share Rally

Toshiba Corp.’s impending multibillion-dollar writedown has triggered one of the worst-ever share declines for a major Japanese company, with ratings...

Japan’s Household Spending, Retail Sales Decline In October

Japan’s household spending dropped for an eighth straight month and retail sales fell slightly in October, even as the unemployment rate remained at...

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