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Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi is a Tokyo-based journalist. His work has appeared in the Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg, Asia Times, Jane's Defence Weekly and The Diplomat, among other publications. You can follow him on Twitter.
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News Miniso Japan office denies involvement in new Pyongyang shopTokyo office spokesperson distances Japan branch from China operations The Japanese headquarters of Miniso, a Uniqlo-style Japanese-Chinese low-cost retail brand, is not involved in the recent opening of the company's first shop in North Korea, a spokesperson told NK News on Thursday. Ma Jian, a spokesperson for Miniso in Tokyo, said its Japanese headquarters was not linked to a deal to open a store in Pyongyang. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |