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Joel Scheiman ...
  • Lindsay Whipp
  • Pelham Smithers

PSA Today 22 Dec: Thin volumes / Sony inks deal with Zee / Square Enix puts console back-catalogue on sale on smartphones / Hoya's new CEO / Considering Cybozu – Nikkei 225 +0.16%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers, Joel Scheiman, and Lindsay Whipp
Tags: Sony (6758 JT), Zee Entertainment (Z IN), KDDI (9433 JT), Valqua (7995 JT), Enechange (4169 JT), Slack (WORK US), Chatwork (4484 JT), PKSHA Technologies (3993 JT), Money Forward (3994 JT), Sansan (4443 JT), ExaWizards (4259 JT), Zeals (9255 JT), Finatext (4419 JT), Oracle Japan (4716 JT), Renewable Japan (9522 JT), Kohoku Kogyo (6524 JT), Square Enix (9684 JT), Apple (AAPL US), Google (GOOG US), Amazon (AMZN US), Hoya (7741 JT), Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063 JT), Cybozu (4776 JT)
Main Points
• Tokyo trades mixed in thin volume as Sony inks deal with Zee
• Square Enix puts console back-catalogue on sale on smartphones
• Hoya’s CEO Suzuki to be succeeded by CTO Ikeda
• Cybozu has work to do to meet sales forecast
Provider
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

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Joel Scheiman

Lindsay Whipp

Pelham Smithers

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