THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 7, 2024 at 14:07 JST
A Lawson convenience store in Tokyo (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Mobile carrier KDDI Corp. will acquire a 50-percent stake in Lawson Inc. for nearly 500 billion yen ($3.37 billion) to help the nation’s third-largest convenience store chain incorporate digital technologies and offer new services. [Read More]
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