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Aeon's My Basket chain is challenging Japan's traditional convenience store model by offering supermarket-level variety at lower costs.
COMMENTARY
Oct 28, 2025
The sleeping retail giant Aeon has a ＆konbini＊ killer
Meet My Basket, the rapidly growing chain of outlets the size of a convenience store, but with the selection of a supermarket.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2022
Retailer Miniso to ditch Japanese styling after Chinese outcry
The Guangzhou-based company has long promoted itself as Japanese-influenced, with a Japanese chief designer and Japanese characters on its shopping bags and marketing language.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jun 11, 2022
Can unlikely friendships kickstart fashion＊s lackluster recovery?
Breaking down brand barriers may be the only way forward for Tokyo＊s couturiers
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
May 14, 2022
Fashion＊s retail revolution: What＊s old is new again
As pandemic precautions appear to ease, retail fashion grapples with a return to business as usual.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 20, 2020
Spending more to receive more
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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 19, 2020
What we＊ll miss when bookstores disappear
Nothing can fully replace holding a real book in your hands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2018
＆War＊ on food waste can save money and boost profits, Israeli tech firm says
Wasteless, an Israeli firm seeking to reduce food waste and save consumers money, won $2 million in funding on Tuesday, as more businesses seek to cut food losses amid rising global hunger.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2018
Bargain-hunting Chinese make Japanese retail king Bic Camera a billionaire
Japanese retail tycoon Ryuji Arai can thank a growing flock of Chinese spenders for his swelling fortune.
WORLD / Society
Mar 14, 2016
Broken baby food jar leads Swedish man to create 24/7 unstaffed store
Parenthood may be hard but those challenges can also lead to new ideas.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 28, 2015
April retail sales disappoint as consumption tax weighs
Retail sales rose less than forecast in April, signaling a weak start to the second quarter for an economy that is still weighed down by last year＊s sales-tax increase.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2014
Stores see profit in prayer as they cater to foreign tourists
From free Wi-Fi to prayer rooms, Japan＊s retailers are devising creative ways to encourage foreign tourists to spend.
LIFE / Language / THE BUZZ
Aug 9, 2014
Pop-up
A pop-up is a temporary store that is small in size and attempts to build up interest through consumer exposure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2014
SoftBank unit to enter clean energy retail business in Japan
SoftBank Corp.＊s clean energy unit will enter the retail power business this year to sell renewable energy such as solar and wind.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 4, 2010
Pop goes the cash register
Promotion-minded retailers save money on rent and go guerrilla pop-up shops in Tokyo.
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 9, 2009
Japan＊s Uniqlo bent on world domination, reasonably priced socks
Opening in Paris and teaming up with Jill Sander, Tadashi Yanai＊s Uniqlo obviously has the freedom to move into any market it wants to.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo＊s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo＊s ＆stadium of desire＊

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan＊s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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