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    Lawson To Buy HMV Japan From Daiwa Group

    Posted on November 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Japanese convenience store chain Lawson Inc. (TYO: 2651) announced on October 28, 2010 that it will acquire music retailer HMV Japan K.K. from Daiwa Securities SMBC Principal Investments Co. Ltd. for 1.8 billion Yen (US$21.9 million). The acquisition will allow Lawson to strengthen its stores’...

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  • DoCoMoSmartPhone

    DoCoMo Releases New Galaxy S To Take On iPhone

    Posted on October 30, 2010 | No Comments
    NTT Docomo Inc. announced that it would start selling Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S smartphone customized for the increasingly competitive Japanese market on October 28, 2010. Docomo plans to increase its market share as well as to challenge the current market domination by iPhone and...

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