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The beauty of Japanese cosmetics

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The beauty of Japanese cosmetics

November 2019 / 15 min

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Investment manager, Praveen Kumar explains why the Japanese cosmetics industry is in a period of rapid growth and how it could be set to continue for the long term.

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