JapanRetailNews

04/08/2014

http://www.japanretailnews.com/japan-retail-news---home/tipping-in-japan-well-it-exists-but-its-confusing

Flipping through any travel guide about Japan you will learn that Japan is a country where tipping is non-existent. Leaving your change on the table at a restaurant may result in the waiter chasing...

04/08/2014

http://www.japanretailnews.com/japan-retail-news---home/not-your-grandpas-sake-wine-glasses-appeal-to-new-markets

Pouring sake from a wine bottle and drinking it in a wine glass. Enjoying sake with anime characters. These are some of the unconventional drinking styles being suggested by sake breweries and...

04/08/2014

http://www.japanretailnews.com/japan-retail-news---home/the-dark-side-of-womenomics

Japanese women are in demand as never before. "Women have the greatest potential," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently told media, "and allowing them to demonstrate their full abilities is the core of...

28/07/2014

http://www.japanretailnews.com/japan-retail-news---home/starbucks-caffeinates-plans-for-new-stores-in-japan

Starbucks Coffee Japan plans to open new outlets at an accelerated pace while shifting its focus from urban centers to suburban areas. Over the next three years, the company will spend roughly 15...

23/07/2014

http://www.japanretailnews.com/japan-retail-news---home/are-e-books-on-the-decline-in-japan

Many Japanese purchasers of e-books are facing a situation inconceivable to owners of conventional texts: They are no longer able to read the books they purchased. With an increasing number of...

23/07/2014

http://www.japanretailnews.com/japan-retail-news---home/japan-might-soon-offer-free-education-to-some

Japanese education minister Hakubun Shimomura said Tuesday that the government plans to introduce an income limit for free preschool education for five-year-old children. Families with an annual...

23/07/2014

http://www.japanretailnews.com/japan-retail-news---home/domination-nation-japans-top-convenience-stores-reign

The five biggest convenience store operators in Japan claimed more than 90% of the market by sales for the first time in fiscal 2013. Sales for all Japanese convenience store locations totaled 9.81...

14/07/2014

Happy Birthday and Welcome Back: Sailor Moon http://t.co/sowOQ1Ype3 via

14/07/2014

Cult of Lo**ta Fashion Thrives Overseas http://t.co/sowOQ1Ype3 via

14/07/2014

Rule Changes Block Ymobile’s planned 4G Wireless http://t.co/sowOQ1Ype3 via

07/07/2014

Want to Create a Tshirt on the Run - There's an App for that! http://t.co/sowOQ1Ype3 via

07/07/2014

Web-Craze: Tokyo opens first Bitcoin ATM! http://t.co/sowOQ1Ype3 via