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19-Feb-18 Researchers in Japan have come up with a unique display and health monitoring technology that makes the panels to actually stick to the human skin as well as displaying vital health parameters. [image: Inferse]
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08-Feb-18 The Japanese Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) smartphone app is being used in what is dubbed the world's first large-scale study aimed at showing that digital health devices improve the condition of diabetes patients. [image: Satoko Kawasaki / The Japan Times]
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08-Feb-18 Flywire, a US-based provider of global payment and receivables solutions, has opened an Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore to address a growing demand in the region for solutions that can facilitate frictionless transfer of money across borders. [image: Flywire]
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02-Feb-18 Walmart has teamed up with Rakuten for a new delivery service to be rolled out across Japan in the second half of 2018. Dubbed ‘Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper’, the new service allows orders to be placed on Rakuten’s online marketplace. [image: Retail In Asia / Shutterstock]
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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]
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