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How Japan's #3 convenience-store chain became the most interesting take-private deal of 2024 — and why the 50/50 ownership between a sogo shosha and a telco rewrites what a konbini can be.
Inside the suburban mall federation that mirrors Japan's middle class — and is quietly building the largest shopping-mall network in ASEAN.
Why Couche-Tard moved on the world's largest konbini operator — and what the 2025 management-buyout fight revealed about Japan's foreign-takeover defences.
How a single anime figure travels from a Tokyo production committee through Good Smile, Bandai Spirits and Premium Bandai to a foreign retail shelf — and why most foreign retailers misread the licensing stack.
Behind the neon, Akihabara is a working B2B node — Japan's most concentrated test market for anime IP. A foreign buyer's guide to a 1-km square of Tokyo.
Executive Summary Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7453), the company behind MUJI (無印良品, Mujirushi Ryōhin — literally “no-brand quality goods”), has transformed…
Executive Summary Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TSE: 9983), the parent company of UNIQLO, is Asia’s largest apparel company and ranks among the…
Every day in Japan, approximately 40 million onigiri — triangular rice balls wrapped in crisp nori seaweed — are sold across 56,000…
