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Japan Convenience Store Sales Rise In January For 3rd Straight Month
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Sales at convenience stores in Japan rose 0.8 percent in January from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase, supported by solid food sales, an industry body said Wednesday.
The same-store sales of seven major convenience store operators totaled 792.42 bil...
TOKYO - Sales at convenience stores in Japan rose 0.8 percent in January from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase, supported by solid food sales, an industry body said Wednesday.
The same-store sales of seven major convenience store operators totaled 792.42 bil...
- February 21, 2019
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Foreign Visitors Go On Record Shopping Spree
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A record-high ¥4.5 trillion was spent in Japan in 2018 by foreign visitors, according to the Japan Tourism Agency on Wednesday. The consumption per visitor, however, has continued to decline in recent years.
The government is looking at ways to stimulate visitors’ consumption in ...
A record-high ¥4.5 trillion was spent in Japan in 2018 by foreign visitors, according to the Japan Tourism Agency on Wednesday. The consumption per visitor, however, has continued to decline in recent years.
The government is looking at ways to stimulate visitors’ consumption in ...
- January 18, 2019
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Prices For Bluefin Tuna Increasing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prices for bluefin tuna from the vicinity of the Tsugaru Strait, including those from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, have been moving at higher levels in December.
Supplies have been recovering in December after staying at low levels due to new curbs on catches in t...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prices for bluefin tuna from the vicinity of the Tsugaru Strait, including those from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, have been moving at higher levels in December.
Supplies have been recovering in December after staying at low levels due to new curbs on catches in t...
- January 1, 2019
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Shop Selling Sharkskin Products Hoping To Revive Tsunami-Hit City
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JAPAN TODAY
SENDAI - The owner of a shop specializing in products made from sharkskin hopes it will help revitalize a northeastern Japanese city devastated by tsunami and fire in March 2011 following a powerful earthquake.
Makiko Kumagai, 58, opened the store "Sharks" in a make-shift shopping d...
SENDAI - The owner of a shop specializing in products made from sharkskin hopes it will help revitalize a northeastern Japanese city devastated by tsunami and fire in March 2011 following a powerful earthquake.
Makiko Kumagai, 58, opened the store "Sharks" in a make-shift shopping d...
- December 26, 2018
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Yoshinoya’s 1st Outlet Closes in Tsukiji Market
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The first Yoshinoya gyudon beef-on-rice bowl restaurant, located inside Tokyo’s Tsukiji wholesale food market, closed its doors for the last time on Saturday, ending its 59-year history, due to the relocation of the famed market.
Many customers stood in line ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The first Yoshinoya gyudon beef-on-rice bowl restaurant, located inside Tokyo’s Tsukiji wholesale food market, closed its doors for the last time on Saturday, ending its 59-year history, due to the relocation of the famed market.
Many customers stood in line ...
- October 8, 2018
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Takashimaya Opens Commercial Complex in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese department store Takashimaya Co. opened a new commercial complex in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district on Tuesday, hoping to widen the age range of its customers and attract more tourists from abroad.
The Nihonbashi Takashimaya Shopping Center, which ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese department store Takashimaya Co. opened a new commercial complex in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district on Tuesday, hoping to widen the age range of its customers and attract more tourists from abroad.
The Nihonbashi Takashimaya Shopping Center, which ...
- September 26, 2018
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Popular Japanese Cosmetic Portal @cosme Gaining Foothold in Asia
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JAPAN TIMES
The operator of the popular beauty and cosmetic products portal site @cosme is rapidly gaining a foothold in Asia thanks to brisk demand for high-quality Japanese cosmetic brands.
The cosmetics retailer, Istyle Inc., opened its second brick-and-mortar @cosme store in Hong Kong ear...
The operator of the popular beauty and cosmetic products portal site @cosme is rapidly gaining a foothold in Asia thanks to brisk demand for high-quality Japanese cosmetic brands.
The cosmetics retailer, Istyle Inc., opened its second brick-and-mortar @cosme store in Hong Kong ear...
- September 26, 2018
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Nihonbashi Dept Store Wars to Grow Fiercer With New Openings
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Two long-established Japanese department store firms are scheduled to open newly refurbished stores in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district this autumn in an attempt to develop a wider customer base in light of the aging of customers.
Takashimaya Co. will open on Tuesday a shopping mall-t...
Two long-established Japanese department store firms are scheduled to open newly refurbished stores in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district this autumn in an attempt to develop a wider customer base in light of the aging of customers.
Takashimaya Co. will open on Tuesday a shopping mall-t...
- September 24, 2018
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Ikea Eyes New Stores in Tokyo, Osaka
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant, envisions a global expansion into urban areas. It plans to open multiple stores in central Tokyo and eventually expand into Osaka, Ikea Japan K.K. President Helene von Reis said in an interview with The Japan News in Tokyo on Wednesday.
“Tokyo i...
Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant, envisions a global expansion into urban areas. It plans to open multiple stores in central Tokyo and eventually expand into Osaka, Ikea Japan K.K. President Helene von Reis said in an interview with The Japan News in Tokyo on Wednesday.
“Tokyo i...
- September 4, 2018
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Japan’s Core Consumer Prices Rise 0.8% On Year in July
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Prices in Japan edged up only marginally in July, according to government data on Friday, as the world's third-largest economy showed little sign of winning its battle with deflation.
Inflation stood at 0.8 percent year-on-year in July, unchanged from the previous month and ...
TOKYO - Prices in Japan edged up only marginally in July, according to government data on Friday, as the world's third-largest economy showed little sign of winning its battle with deflation.
Inflation stood at 0.8 percent year-on-year in July, unchanged from the previous month and ...
- August 25, 2018
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