TOKYO — Sony’s late co-founder Akio Morita was a visionary. Among his many visions, one that was very dear to him was creating a financial unit. He finally realized what he had once called his “30-year dream” when Sony set up a life insurance venture with a U.S. company in […]
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Pigeon to sell baby goods direct to China as tourist sales fall
TOKYO — Japanese baby product maker Pigeon will launch a direct-to-consumer scheme in China to gain back an important segment it lost because of coronavirus travel restrictions. Chinese tourists who once drove the company’s sales have been stuck at home as the pandemic has closed borders across the world. The […]