Costco: The Unlikely Antidote to Amazon’s Dominance
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Jul 3, 2026 · 6 min
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Kenji Tanaka
Kenji Tanaka is Asia Technology Correspondent, focusing on technology developments across East and Southeast Asia. He covers robotics, manufacturing technology, and regional tech policy. Kenji studied Engineering at University of Tokyo and worked in the tech industry before journalism. His reporting appears in Nikkei Asia, South China Morning Post, and Reuters. He is based in Tokyo and fluent in Japanese, Mandarin, and English.
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