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Japan Sees Retail Sales Down For Fifth Month As Virus Hit Deepens

Japan's factory output likely slowed in February and retail sales dropped for a fifth straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus o...

Japan's Household Spending Slumps As Sales Tax, Weather Weigh

Japanese household spending fell at a much faster pace than expected in December, sliding for the third straight month in a sign consumers are having a har...

Japan's Aeon To Serve Eco-Certified Sushi For Olympics

Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Co Ltd, Asia's biggest retailer by sales, said it aims to start selling eco-certified sushi this year amid growing demand f...

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...

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...

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...

Japan's Seven & I Holdings Forced To React To Growing C-Store Saturation

Japan-based convenience store giant Seven & I Holdings, which operates the 7-Eleven group, plans to close approximately 1,000 stores from the secon...