In 2023, organized shoplifting by foreign visitors surged in Japan, impacting retailers like Uniqlo. With a rise in ...

Japan’s regional economies are facing severe labor shortages. Their survival depends on their ability to persuade foreign ...

Tokyo police believe they caught the mastermind behind a resale scheme who allegedly coordinated illicit purchases of luxury goods ... in Japan had purchased a luxury watch at a duty-free store ...

Restaurant chains like Torikizoku and Saeng Macha are taking Seoul by storm as their relatively cheap drinks, uniform prices ...

The domestic corporate goods price index for March reached its highest point since 1982, according to preliminary figures released by the Bank of Japan. Experts are warning that a new wave of ...

This station in the capital of Japan is the biggest in the world and holds a Guinness World Record for servicing the most ...

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Like countless other people in Japan, 23-year-old Karin Ryo walked into a convenience store to do some shopping on the night of September 16. But while it’s unclear if Ryo ever obtained what she’d ...

It’s no secret that Japan is experiencing overtourism, but actually it’s only parts of Japan—because too many tourists are ...

External demand remains weak, particularly due to slowdowns in key markets like China, which has dampened the appetite for Japanese goods. While real wages rose for the first time in two years ...