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Japan's Line to add brokerage services

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29-Mar-18 Japanese users of Line's messaging app will be able to buy and sell securities with brokerage Nomura Holdings. Japan's 73 mn monthly Line users will have access to mutual funds, domestic stocks and global equities. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

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Omnicom Health acquires Elsevier's Pharma Communications in Japan

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27-Mar-18 Omnicom Health Group has agreed to acquire Elsevier's Pharma Communications business in Japan. Pharma Communications has been in Japan for 38 years delivering medical content for promotional materials and educational programs directed at doctors and patients. [image: Omnicom Health Group]

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Japan's Aeon teams up with Alibaba-backed AI-run stores

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19-Mar-18 Aeon, Japan's biggest retailer with 430 locations, will partner with Alibaba-backed technology company DeepBlue Technology to develop unmanned convenience stores in China, where a handprint lets users access the kiosk-like store and pay for purchases. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

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Johnson & Johnson virtual training centers help Asia's surgeons

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14-Mar-18 At the Johnson & Johnson Institute in Kawasaki, Japan, the US company runs surgical training facilities, attracting health professionals with realistic surgical simulations. At the same time, it gathers valuable data on what kinds of equipment doctors need. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

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