Japan's Itochu in business since 1800's

 

Picture: Japanese freight trucks

“Japan’s third-largest trading company Itochu..has been in business since Japan opened to the world in the late 1800’s”

Source: The new reality of Asian business is regional supply chains, by Greg Earl, The Australian Financial review Newspaper, Thursday January 22^nd, 2015, page 29.

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Yahoo will hold its 35% investment in Yahoo Japan

 

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“Yahoo will continue to …hold its 35.5 per cent interest in Yahoo Japan..valued at  about $US 7.2 billion”

Source: Yahoo chief buys time with Alibaba spin-off, The Wall Street Journal, The Australian Newspaper, Thursday January 29^th , 2015 page 26.

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13 million tourists travelled to Japan in 2014

 

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“A record 13.4 million tourists travelled to Japan last year…JNTO said international tourist arrivals rose 29 per cent last year…and their spending jumped 40 per cent to more than Y 2 trillion (AUS $ 20.6 billion)”

Source: Chinese shoppers flock to Japan by Eric Pfanner, The Wall Street Journal, The Australian Newspaper, Thursday January 22^nd, 2015 page 25.

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