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 ...

Daiso, a chain of “100-yen” retail stores featuring discount products from Japan, opened its first Central Valley store at 4043 S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia. The new 7,020-square-foot store ...

Warabimochi Kamakura, a popular Japanese mochi shop, will open its first U.S. location at The Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia ...

Now, she’s launched an online store, JOC Goods. Much of her curated selection of tableware and kitchenware comes from small shops that generally don’t ship outside of Japan, and it’s all ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has granted an operating ... regulator approved its safety plans for the facility on 11 November 2020. The facility will store the highly radioactive fuel ...

Japanese dollar store chain Daiso is on a roll in San Antonio ... Daiso plans to open another San Antonio location near Loop 410, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing ...

While assistant language teachers play a critical role in English language education throughout Japan, many are struggling ... “Even when my partner told me about wanting to marry me, all ...

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.

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 ...