By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo sushi stalwart Kyubey is among Japanese retail businesses riding a tourism boom, fuelled by the weak yen and fostering an increase in …
Meet Japan’s small-town mayor, “Jo Baiden”
Rough Cuts Meet Japan’s small-town mayor, “Jo Baiden” Posted . Yutaka Umeda, a small-town mayor in southwestern Japan, has become an internet sensation for having kanji characters …
Teenage Tourist Carves His Name Into 1,200-Year-Old Temple in Japan
The UNESCO World Heritage site is one of several historical landmarks around the world to be vandalized this summer …
How a Roxbury home uses Japanese design principles to feel larger than it is
The two bedrooms and the office, which walks out to a patio thanks to the sloped property, are on the lower level where … explaining that she borrowed the strategy from Japanese architecture. “The …
Japan’s shrinking population offers escape from hectic city life
“If someone has the means to purchase in Japan, the waters are ready.” Simon Whalley says he has been welcomed into the community since buying an abandoned property in Osakikamijima [Courtesy …
Japan drugstore Tsuruha, facing activist pressure, says its board needs insiders
Tsuruha Holdings’ board has industry insiders with knowledge and networks which it needs to lead a successful M&A strategy, the president of the Japanese drugstore chain said, spurning an activist …
Japan visitors top 2 mln in June for first time since pandemic
Visitors to Japan exceeded 2 million in June for the first time in more than three years, official data showed on Wednesday, drawn in by the weak yen and helping foster a recovery in the …
Israel Folau sells his million-dollar Sydney investment property after relocating to Japan
Israel Folau is making headlines, this time in the property world. The Japan-based athlete, who has played for all rugby codes – rugby league and union, and a brief stint in the AFL – has sold his …
Japan has immense opportunities for Indian apparel exporters: AEPC
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) said a strong Indian garment industry with its unique offerings has a huge scope for Japanese trading companies to source from India. Members of the council …
‘Deeply hurt’: Anti-trans hostility rises in Japan
A courtroom win and new anti-discrimination law could be seen as signs Japan is warming to the protection of LGBTQ rights.It has arrived only more recently in Japan, fuelled in part by contentious debate around anti-discrimination legislation that passed this year.