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Seven-Eleven Japan To Start Home Delivery From Convenience Stores

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NIKKEI ASIAN
 
TOKYO -- Seven-Eleven Japan, operator of the country's biggest convenience store chain, will launch fast home delivery of merchandise from its outlets, as the industry increasingly seeks to capitalize on the growing demand for such services triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pandemic Brings New Top Sellers For Japan Retailers This Summer

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Sales of summer goods have started to pick up amid the later-than-usual heat wave, with this year’s top sellers reflecting new habits adopted in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and people’s tendency to spend more time at home to prevent infection.
The Matsuya Ginza dep...

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UK And Japan Look To Seal Trade Deal Within Month

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BBC
 
 
The UK and Japan hope to agree the details of a post-Brexit trade agreement by the end of the month.
The two sides said they had made progress during two days of face-to-face talks in London.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said there was "substantial" agreement in most areas....

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Japan's June Retail Sales Fall For Fourth Month, But At Slower Pace

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Retail sales in Japan fell for the fourth straight month in June as consumer sentiment remained bruised due to the impact from the coronavirus pandemic, though the pace of decline was slower than expected.
The extended fall in retail sales backed signs that the health crisis...

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Half of Uniqlo, Muji stores being shut in China

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retailers are expanding outlet suspensions in China amid the unfolding coronavirus crisis, with about half of the Uniqlo apparel and Muji household goods stores there being shut.
Fast Retailing Co. has closed about 370 of its 750 Uniqlo outlets in Ch...

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Sellers petition for antitrust probe over Rakuten free shipping

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A group of merchants on Rakuten Inc's online shopping mall on Wednesday submitted a petition with some 4,000 signatures to the Japan Fair Trade Commission, asking it to investigate the e-commerce giant's planned "free shipping" policy. 
The union of more than 300 sellers on ...

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More Convenience Store Operators Eye Shorter Hours, Closures For Holidays

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's major convenience store operators are exploring reduced holiday hours amid a labor shortage and rising public awareness about overwork issues, with Seven-Eleven Japan Co and Lawson Inc closing some of their outlets on New Year's Day as an experiment to gauge consumer...

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Japanese Cosmetic Giant Shiseido Gambles On 'Made In Japan'

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JAPAN TIMES
 
OTAWARA, TOCHIGI PREF. – On wasteland once used for earthquake drills in the small town of Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Shiseido has built its first domestic factory in 36 years, hoping to capitalize on a boom for “Made in Japan” cosmetics.
The Japanese cosmetics industry faces huge...

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J-Scent – The Perfume from Japan That Uniquely Showcases Fragrances in Japanese Culture – Has Arrived in America!

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BUSINESS WIRE
 
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LA’s Luz Fragrance is selling the original J-Scent perfumes (19 varieties) in the US, which were inspired by subtle characteristics of the Japanese culture and the four seasons.
J-Scent perfumes are created with the theme of traditional Japanese fragr...

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Uniqlo Ad Sparks Protest And Parody As South Korea-Japan Dispute Flares

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
SEOUL – A commercial by clothing brand Uniqlo has stirred a consumer backlash in South Korea amid accusations that it mocks victims of wartime labor and “comfort women,” reopening deep wounds from Japan’s colonial past.
A YouTube video created by a South Korean student parodying...

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