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Walmart ended an experiment to have robots scan and maintain inventory in US stores

Walmart Is Almost Out Of Japan’s Retail Market Threatened By Tough Competition

Walmart is selling its majority stake in the local retail chain Seiyu, its latest exit after it pulled out of Britain and Argentina.

Mayweather Returns To Ring For Feb 2021 Tokyo Bout

Floyd Mayweather's last bout was a widely ridiculed fight against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, which he won inside one round

Mayweather returns to ring for Feb 2021 Tokyo bout

IOC's Bach 'Very Confident' Tokyo Olympics Will Have Fans

IOC president Thomas Bach (L) met Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo

IOC's Bach 'very confident' Tokyo Olympics will have fans

Walmart first acquired a stake in Seiyu in 2002 and later made it a wholly owned subsidiary despite poor financial results

KKR, Rakuten To Buy Most Of Walmart's Japan Subsidiary

KKR, Rakuten to buy most of Walmart's Japan subsidiary

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In 2016, more than four of five deceased Czechs were cremated, among the highest proportion in the world

Czech Crematoriums Feel Strain Of Soaring Coronavirus Death Toll

Czech crematoriums feel strain of soaring coronavirus death toll

World number one Dustin Johnson closed with a birdie to grab a share of the clubhouse lead Friday in the second round of the 84th Masters

No. 1 Johnson, Thomas, Smith And Ancer Share Masters Lead

No. 1 Johnson, Thomas, Smith and Ancer share Masters lead

Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) won 346 seats in elections held last Sunday -- but the opposition and rights groups condemned irregularities

Suu Kyi's Party In Landslide Victory In Myanmar Polls

Suu Kyi's party in landslide victory in Myanmar polls

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World Kindness Day 2020: Quotes About Sharing And Being Kind

Many countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and the United Arab Emirates observe this day.

Nissan launched a civil suit against its former chairman earlier this year in Japan

Nissan's $95 Million Suit Against Ghosn Begins In Japan

Nissan's $95 million suit against Ghosn begins in Japan

Unlike the PlayStation 5, whose release will be staggered in different countries from Thursday, the Xbox Series X hit the shelves worldwide

PS5 Hacks: How To Game Share, Set Primary PS5, Offline Play And Console Share

Tips and tricks that would make setting up of the new PS5 console a breeze.

Britain's Paul Casey seized the early clubhouse lead in Thursday's opening round of the 84th Masters

Tiger In The Hunt But Casey Leads Masters With Best Major Start

Tiger in the hunt but Casey leads Masters with best major start

Sony's PS5 launched just days after Microsoft's new Xbox hit stores worldwide

New PlayStation Hits Market As Console Battle With Xbox Begins

New PlayStation hits market as console battle with Xbox begins

Crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan says it has trimmed losses in the second quarter and upgraded its full-year forecasts

Nissan Trims Losses In Q2, Upgrades Forecasts

Nissan trims losses in Q2, upgrades forecasts

Police walk past a plaque outside the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region after its official inauguration

Beijing's Crackdown On Democracy And Dissent In Hong Kong

Beijing's crackdown on democracy and dissent in Hong Kong

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the first foreign leader to pay an official visit to Japan since counterpart Yoshihide Suga's election in September

Japan's Suga To Host Australian PM In First Visit By Foreign Leader

Japan's Suga to host Australian PM in first visit by foreign leader

Sony's PS5 launched just days after Microsoft's new Xbox hit stores worldwide

New PlayStation Hits Market Ready For Battle With Latest Xbox

New PlayStation hits market ready for battle with latest Xbox

Coal is among the Australian exports reportedly targeted by China as tensions escalate between the two countries

India-crewed Ships With Australian Coal Stuck At Chinese Ports: Union

India-crewed ships with Australian coal stuck at Chinese ports: union

Honda has won approval to sell Level 3 autonomous cars in Japan

Honda Wins World-first Approval For Level 3 Autonomous Car

Honda wins world-first approval for Level 3 autonomous car

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami caused widespread damage in Japan, including to nuclear power plants

Tsunami-hit Japanese Nuclear Reactor Gets Restart Approval

Tsunami-hit Japanese nuclear reactor gets restart approval

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral

Japan's Toshiba Retreats From Coal-fired Power Stations

Japan's Toshiba retreats from coal-fired power stations

It might seem paradoxical in a country often assumed to be a futuristic tech-savvy paradise, but Japan's business world and bureaucracy remain heavily dependent on paper documents, hand-stamped with approval

Let It Go! Japan PM Declares War On Ink Stamp 'Hanko'

Let it go! Japan PM declares war on ink stamp 'hanko'

Georgia's Merab Sharikadze in action at the 2015 Rugby World Cup

Rugby Shake-up Goes On With New Autumn Nations Cup

Rugby shake-up goes on with new Autumn Nations Cup

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Planes, Dry Ice, Pharmacies: The Logistical Challenges Of Covid-19 Vaccines

Planes, dry ice, pharmacies: the logistical challenges of Covid-19 vaccines

Supreme Clothing James Jebbia

James Jebbia Net Worth: Supreme Founder Is Worth $800M

James Jebbia, the founder of Supreme, now has a net worth of $800 million. VF Corp. recently acquired 100% of his streetwear brand in a deal that valued Supreme at $2.1 billion.

News that a trial vaccine is 90 percent effective is shot in the arm for organisers of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Olympics Organisers Hail Vaccine News As 'Relief'

Tokyo Olympics organisers hail vaccine news as 'relief'

SoftBank said half-year net profit soared, as tech stocks rallied and the firm shed assets to shore up finances

SoftBank Says H1 Net Profit Surges More Than Four-fold To $18 Bn

The profit surge was mainly driven by gains on its investments, which topped two trillion yen for the period.

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