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7-Eleven becomes first retailer to hit 20,000 stores in Japan

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02-Feb-18 The Seven & i Holdings, parent company of 7-Eleven, reported a store count of 20,033 in Japan, up by 54 from the end of Dec-17. By comparison, Japan has about 24,000 post offices. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

Japanese people love cash so much they don't need a digital currency

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29-Jan-18 Cash is still king in Japan, and that means the central bank doesn’t see a need to mint a digital currency for now, according to the head of the FinTech Center at the Bank of Japan. [image: Bloomberg]

Alibaba's Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund backs e-commerce start-ups

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24-Jan-18 Alibaba's Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund is a RMB2.2 bn fund to support startups in Taiwan accessing e-commerce customers in new ways. Asia’s e-commerce industry is projected to grow by 12% annually, and to be worth over USD2.1 tn by 2021. [image: Technode]

12 notable Medtech growth markets stories from 2017, month-by-month

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21-Jan-18 As the Medtech industry considers the possibilities - and challenges - of the year ahead, here's a look back at 12 of our most popular Medical Technology growth markets stories, month-by-month.

Japan finally embraces alternative payments

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18-Jan-18 Japan's smartphone penetration exceeds 70% and households using e-money exceeded 50% in 2017. Now, analysts are expecting a 20% increase in cashless payments as the labour shortage and a tourist influx drive money to cards and phones. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

7-Eleven becomes first retailer to hit 20,000 stores in Japan

Japanese people love cash so much they don't need a digital currency

Alibaba's Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund backs e-commerce start-ups

12 notable Medtech growth markets stories from 2017, month-by-month

Japan finally embraces alternative payments

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