TT-911 (Tourism Edition) -- Spin-off Benefits of Airbnb and Minpaku

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 28, 2017

As we continue the countdown to implementation of the new Minpaku Law (the Airbnb law as we like to call it), investors, sociologists, and little old ladies alike are all expecting the sector to become a major contributor to the economy.

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TT-910 -- Food Delivery Wars in Japan - Who Will Win? E-biz news in Japan.

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 21, 2017

Honestbee is a food and shopping delivery company that makes it even easier, as long as you have a working credit card. Their main differentiator is that they have personal shoppers located in or near their merchant partners.

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TT-909 (Tourism Edition) - DMOs, Action, and Authenticity -- A Tourism Recipe for Remote Prefectures

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 14, 2017

Destination marketing organizations can help remote regions to improve their infrastructure and attractiveness, and thus help those areas bring home some tourist dollars.

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TT-908 -- Soracom M&A - 3 years old and worth US$180 million, e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on August 7, 2017

One of Japan's Big 3 telcos, KDDI, announced that it would buy out a Japanese start-up company active in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, named Soracom, for an estimated JPY20bn.

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