TT-962 -- Baring To Buy Stake in Pioneer, But is it Too Late? e-biz news from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on September 24, 2018

Last week the audio/car electronics manufacturer, Pioneer, announced that it was selling a large private placement to Baring Private Equity in Hong Kong. The placement will be for JPY60bn, and appears to give Baring control of the struggling firm.

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TT-961 (Tourism Edition) -- A New Guide Service for the Naive and Trusting

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on September 17, 2018

A company to catch our attention this last week was Huber, a matchmaker of mostly Japanese students acting as low-cost uncertified guides to foreigners who feel intimidated by the language barrier here.

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TT-960 -- Uber Scores Small But Significant Victory in Taxi App Wars, ebiz News from Japan

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on September 10, 2018

Uber Japan pulled off a bit of a coup, by announcing completely unexpectedly that it was teaming up with Fuji Taxi of Nagoya and launching the Uber taxi app with Fuji.

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TT-959 (Tourism Edition) -- How Japan's Travel Companies Can Claw Back Market Share

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Submitted by Terrie Lloyd on September 3, 2018

Not challenging the big foreign firms who control the inbound market causes lost revenue not getting reinvested locally, and this hurts the development of new products and services.

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