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Rising Prices In Japan Squeeze Household Finances
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ASIA NEWS NETWORK
As Japan depends greatly on imported food and energy, the prices of many goods tend to rise if the yen’s lower value boosts the cost of imported items.
All the major parties are vowing to lower the consumption tax rate in their campaigns for the House of Representatives electi...
As Japan depends greatly on imported food and energy, the prices of many goods tend to rise if the yen’s lower value boosts the cost of imported items.
All the major parties are vowing to lower the consumption tax rate in their campaigns for the House of Representatives electi...
- 2/2 20:41
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Ikea Japan Closing Two Downtown Tokyo Flagship Stores
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JAPAN TODAY
In June of 2020, Ikea opened a new branch in the fashion-focused Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. Launching a new venture at this time was a gamble, since the COVID pandemic was in full force and the economy’s status was murky, but on the other hand, the pivot to remote work and stay...
In June of 2020, Ikea opened a new branch in the fashion-focused Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. Launching a new venture at this time was a gamble, since the COVID pandemic was in full force and the economy’s status was murky, but on the other hand, the pivot to remote work and stay...
- 28/1 21:25
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Japan’s Department Stores Close for New Year, Giving Their Employees a Break
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JAPAN NEWS
Most major department stores were closed for the New Year, as they sought to give their employees a holiday break. When they reopened for their first sales of the year, shoppers flocked to the stores.
All Sogo & Seibu Co. stores were closed on New Year’s Day, and they reopened on Fri...
Most major department stores were closed for the New Year, as they sought to give their employees a holiday break. When they reopened for their first sales of the year, shoppers flocked to the stores.
All Sogo & Seibu Co. stores were closed on New Year’s Day, and they reopened on Fri...
- 4/1 18:17
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Uniqlo Operator To Raise Starting Salary In Japan To ¥370,000
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JAPAN TODAY
Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Monday its group will hike the starting salary of new employees in Japan to 370,000 yen from 330,000 yen, raising it for the second consecutive year to spur competitiveness.
Uniqlo, GU, PLST and Link Theory are set t...
Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Monday its group will hike the starting salary of new employees in Japan to 370,000 yen from 330,000 yen, raising it for the second consecutive year to spur competitiveness.
Uniqlo, GU, PLST and Link Theory are set t...
- 23/12 20:01
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Japan's Core Consumer Prices Up 3 Pct In November
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XINHUA
Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, driven higher by food and energy prices, government data showed Friday.
The increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, followed a 3.0 percent rise in October.
The i...
Japan's core consumer prices in November rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, driven higher by food and energy prices, government data showed Friday.
The increase in the nationwide consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, followed a 3.0 percent rise in October.
The i...
- 19/12 20:43
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1st Official Southeast Asia Shop for Tomica Miniature Cars Opens in Kuala Lumpur
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JAPAN NEWS
The first official shop in Southeast Asia for the Tomica miniature car series opened on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur.
Tomy Co., better known as Takara Tomy, opened the shop at a commercial complex in central Kuala Lumpur. This is the second foreign country in which the manufacturer has o...
The first official shop in Southeast Asia for the Tomica miniature car series opened on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur.
Tomy Co., better known as Takara Tomy, opened the shop at a commercial complex in central Kuala Lumpur. This is the second foreign country in which the manufacturer has o...
- 18/12 20:57
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Starbucks Japan Opens First-Ever Branch On Bullet Train Platform
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JAPAN TODAY
Once upon a time, vendors would periodically wheel carts down the aisles of the shinkansen, offering food and drinks for travelers to enjoy during their ride on Japan’s famed bullet trains.
Sadly that came to an end in the fall of 2023, with operator Japan Railways citing decreased ...
Once upon a time, vendors would periodically wheel carts down the aisles of the shinkansen, offering food and drinks for travelers to enjoy during their ride on Japan’s famed bullet trains.
Sadly that came to an end in the fall of 2023, with operator Japan Railways citing decreased ...
- 24/11 19:51
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Bic Camera Completes Renovations at 3 Ikebukuro Stores; JR Yamanote Line Platform Sign Now Reads ‘Ikebukuro (BicCamera Mae)’
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JAPAN NEWS
Major electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc. has completed renovations on three of its stores in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, including its flagship location.
As competition among electronics retailers intensifies in the district, where Bic Camera’s was founded, the company is putting i...
Major electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc. has completed renovations on three of its stores in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, including its flagship location.
As competition among electronics retailers intensifies in the district, where Bic Camera’s was founded, the company is putting i...
- 22/11 21:10
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Horse-Themed Lucky Bags To Hit Japan During 2026 New Year’s Sales
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JAPAN TIMES
Major Japanese department stores will sell fukubukuro lucky bags for their New Year’s sales next year that offer a wide variety of experiences and items themed on horses as 2026 is the Year of the Horse in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
Next year’s bags include those providing cu...
Major Japanese department stores will sell fukubukuro lucky bags for their New Year’s sales next year that offer a wide variety of experiences and items themed on horses as 2026 is the Year of the Horse in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
Next year’s bags include those providing cu...
- 11/11 20:10
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Japanese Convenience Store Opens New Branch Inside Public High School
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JAPAN TODAY
Matsudo High School, a public school in the town of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, used to have a little campus store where students could buy bread, which in Japan encompasses snack-sized buns with sweet or savory fillings.
That’s still not a ton of variety, though, and in 2022 the sto...
Matsudo High School, a public school in the town of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, used to have a little campus store where students could buy bread, which in Japan encompasses snack-sized buns with sweet or savory fillings.
That’s still not a ton of variety, though, and in 2022 the sto...
- October 6, 2025
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