services

ATM

OKI and Hitachi to Integrate ATM Businesses

In a move to consolidate their footprint in the financial hardware market, Oki Electric Industry (OKI) and Hitachi have entered a definitive agreement to integrate their automated teller machine (ATM) and automated equipment businesses. The deal, structured as a joint venture, aims to combat the headwinds of a global shift

population

Impact of population decline on service availability in Japanese cities

Sompo Institute Plus, the think tank of the Sompo Group, has published a research report analyzing the relationship between population decline and the availability of various services (both private and public) in Japanese cities. It uses data on the number of stores and facilities per city to estimate "thresholds&