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Japan is moving into Southeast Asia faster than the West, and most brands haven’t noticed yet

That change in posture is quietly reshaping who competes for the region's fastest-growing consumers.

Japan is moving into Southeast Asia faster than the West, and most brands haven’t noticed yet

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That change in posture is quietly reshaping who competes for the region's fastest-growing consumers.

Asia as a factory floor and started treating it as a customer base.

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That change in posture is quietly reshaping who competes for the region's fastest-growing consumers. From our Tokyo office, the shift is hard to miss. Asia as a factory floor and started treating it as a customer base.

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From our Tokyo office, the shift is hard to miss. Asia as a factory floor and started treating it as a customer base.

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