PlUS (PLUS PLUS)

PlUS (PLUS PLUS)

A showroom showcasing Plus products, Plus took a similar stance to Yahoo in its confrontation with Askul. August 6, 2019, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

PlUS (PLUS PLUS)

PlUS (PLUS PLUS)

A showroom showcasing Plus products, Plus took a similar stance to Yahoo in its confrontation with Askul. August 6, 2019, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

PlUS (PLUS PLUS)

PlUS (PLUS PLUS)

A showroom showcasing Plus products, Plus took a similar stance to Yahoo in its confrontation with Askul. August 6, 2019, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Axle logo

Axle logo

Keywords: ASKUL, ASKUL, ASKUL Yokohama, LOHACO, LOHACO, Softbank Group, mail order, mail order company, signboard, logo, logo mark = August 1, 2019, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Axle logo

Axle logo

Keywords: ASKUL, ASKUL, ASKUL Yokohama, LOHACO, LOHACO, Softbank Group, mail order, mail order company, signboard, logo, logo mark = August 1, 2019, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Axle logo

Axle logo

Keywords: ASKUL, ASKUL, ASKUL Yokohama, LOHACO, LOHACO, Softbank Group, mail order, mail order company, signboard, logo, logo mark = August 1, 2019, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Axle logo

Axle logo

Keywords: ASKUL, ASKUL, ASKUL Yokohama, LOHACO, LOHACO, Softbank Group, mail order, mail order company, signboard, logo, logo mark = August 1, 2019, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Axle logo

Axle logo

Keywords: ASKUL, ASKUL, ASKUL Yokohama, LOHACO, LOHACO, Softbank Group, mail order, mail order company, signboard, logo, logo mark = August 1, 2019, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Seven & i, Askul to team up in online business

Seven & i, Askul to team up in online business

Ryuichi Isaka (R), president of retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co., and Shoichiro Iwata, president of mail-order office equipment supplier Askul Corp., shake hands in Tokyo on July 6, 2017, after announcing a tie-up in online business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Askul online deliveries disrupted as fire continues at warehouse

Askul online deliveries disrupted as fire continues at warehouse

Firefighters examine the inside of office equipment supplier Askul Corp.'s logistics warehouse thorough a hole in the exterior in the town of Miyoshi in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 21, 2017 as a fire, which broke out on Feb. 16, continues to burn. The fire has consumed nearly two-thirds of the operator's largest warehouse, with a total floor space of 72,000 square meters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire fighting efforts continue at a distribution center of Japanese office equipment supplier Askul Corp. in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2017, five days after a fire broke out there. The building has been damaged by the fire, especially the roof. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire fighting continues at a distribution center building of Japanese office equipment supplier Askul Corp. in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2017, three days after a fire broke out there. The building is in danger of collapse as it is unforeseeable when the fire will be extinguished. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire fighting continues at a distribution center building of Japanese office equipment supplier Askul Corp. in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2017, three days after a fire broke out there. The building is in danger of collapse as it is unforeseeable when the fire will be extinguished. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire continues to burn Japanese firm's distribution center

Fire fighting continues at a distribution center building of Japanese office equipment supplier Askul Corp. in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2017, three days after a fire broke out there. The building is in danger of collapse as it is unforeseeable when the fire will be extinguished. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo