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Japan Tests Robotic Bartender In Push For Retail Automation

Japan Tests Robotic Bartender In Push For Retail Automation
Japan Tests Robotic Bartender In Push For Retail Automation
February 04, 2020  |  Retail

With a pilot that could usher in a new era of technology as stores and restaurants grapple with hiring in an aging country, the first...

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BOJ: 40 Pct Of Japan’s Financial Firms Victims Of Cyber Attacks
BOJ: 40 Pct Of Japan’s Financial Firms Victims Of Cyber Attacks
February 02, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Ahead of hosting the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summer in July and August, Japan’s financial institutions have been cautioned to be especially on guard...

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Alibaba Promises To ‘Transform And Upgrade’ Olympic Games
Alibaba Promises To ‘Transform And Upgrade’ Olympic Games
January 15, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has an Olympic sponsorship deal that’s worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company said it plans to use its...

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Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
January 14, 2020  |  VISA

Visa has announced that it is sponsoring athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games and teaching them about financial literacy for when their athletic careers...

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Google Sets Up Shop In Tokyo’s Chic Shibuya Neighborhood
Google Sets Up Shop In Tokyo’s Chic Shibuya Neighborhood
November 19, 2019  |  Google

Google relocated its head office to Tokoyo’s hip Shibuya neighborhood, taking up most of the 35th floor of the Shibuya Stream skyscraper, Bloomberg reported on...

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Sony Launches Taxi-Hailing App In Japan
Sony Launches Taxi-Hailing App In Japan
April 22, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Sony has gotten into the taxi-hailing business, launching an app in Tokoyo last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Amazon Tracker: Raising The (Pop-Up) Bar
Amazon Tracker: Raising The (Pop-Up) Bar
October 13, 2017  |  Amazon

From teenagers to Tokyo, Amazon is perpetually looking for new ways to meet new consumers where they are. In this week’s tracker, the eCommerce giant...

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Amazon Pops Up With Booze In Tokyo
Amazon Pops Up With Booze In Tokyo
October 06, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon is opening a bar — for a few days, anyway, in Tokyo, Japan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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