In preparation for the trip I just took to Japan, I researched some of the best Japanese stores to shop in Japan. But there ...

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It’s easy to chuckle at the social media hyperbole of inbound travelers singing the praises of Japan’s gourmet konbini (convenience store) finds. The fact is — they're not wrong. In stark ...

Sunday 27 October 2024 1 PEN = 40.648 JPY 40.480 40.701 PEN JPY rate for 27/10/2024 Saturday 26 October 2024 1 PEN = 40.470 JPY 40.470 40.470 PEN JPY rate for 26/10/2024 Friday 25 October 2024 1 ...

When Kenji Yamamoto opened the first convenience store in Japan 50 years ago, he didn't even know what to stock on the shelves. “Back then, everything was challenging,” he said. The first ...

Spotting an opportunity, the four founders created a service that makes it easy for anyone to shop from retailers in Japan, ...

The companies were deemed to have a monopoly as their respective operating systems, iOS and Android, are fitted in 99 percent of the smartphones in use in Japan, according to a study by the U.S. ...

Department stores in Japan have continued a streak of brisk results amid an influx of foreign shoppers. Sales in September climbed from a year ago for the 31st straight month. But rising prices ...

There’s a lot of joy to be found in just randomly browsing through a Japanese convenience store, where the high-quality and uniqueness of the ever-changing lineup of food and drinks means there’s ...

A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator. Japan shut down all of its 54 ...

Lakshmana Rao is a second generation maker from a family which has been making artisanal pens for 80 years out of a workshop near ... and Japanese pen giants," Mr Sudbanthad told me.

Hirotake Yano, the billionaire founder of Japanese discount retailer Daiso ... Daiso is a so-called 100 yen ($0.67; £0.53) store, similar to pound shops. Mr Yano opened his first discount ...