JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — From Japan, the online proxy service that enables consumers from anywhere in the world to shop from Japanese websites, has updated their website, making it more responsive and mobile-device friendly to further improve user experience.
As one of the largest proxy shopping ser...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
TOKYO —Lipstick shades are kissing off Japan’s short-lived economic recovery, and fashion industry hues are turning as somber as a central banker after another ineffectual splurge of money printing.
In the first year of Abenomics, the economic stimulus program of Prime
Minister Si...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Major electronics manufacturers, including Hitachi, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp., are in the final stage of their adjustments for the proposal of a monthly basic pay hike of at least ¥1,500 in response to labor unions’ demands for ¥3,000 in this year’s s...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO —For a glimpse of the latest fashion trends in Tokyo, venture to the Harajuku or Shimokitazawa shopping and entertainment districts. Renowned for narrow streets and off-the-beaten-track appeal, it is little wonder that independent live music venues, record stores, bars, and re...

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
By Marcy Gordon / The Associated Press
Fans coveting their favorite team’s jersey with the personal touch of their name on the back are flocking online, likely not to the sports store at their local mall. Consumer habits are evolving. That looks to be one of the developments beh...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Video game giant Nintendo on Friday chopped its full-year net profit forecast in half, saying slowing sales and a recent pick up in the Japanese currency were eating into its bottom line.
The Kyoto-based company said it now expected to eke out a 17 billion yen net profit in ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Chinese tourists spent less in Tokyo shops during the Lunar New Year holidays compared with a year earlier, retailers said, as a stronger yen and slower economic growth at home discouraged the kind of “explosive buying” that became a buzzword in 2015.
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
TOKYO — Mori Building, a leading urban developer, announced Tuesday that the cultural and commercial complex Omotesando Hills will undergo a large-scale renovation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its opening.
The renovation will cover nearly half of the commercial space, br...

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JAPAN TRENDS
If you’ve been to Japan you’ve seen them: Brightly lit vending machines with rows of beverages lined up, each facing the passerby and beckoning to be sampled. Maybe you’ve noticed the coffee options as well. Where I’m from drinking coffee out of a can, never mind a hot can, sounds cr...

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JAPAN TODAY
 LAS VEGAS —Sony this week unveiled a prototype TV capable of showing 4K programming with a brightness level it claims is four times as bright as its competitors.
Using a technology it called Backlight Master Drive, the company said its prototype TV could emit 4,000 nits of brightness...

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