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DEPARTMENT STORES

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2020
School closures causing shorter retail and restaurant business hours
School closures due to the coronavirus outbreak are exacerbating manpower shortages at retailers and restaurants, forcing them to cut their business hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2020
Lunar New Year department store sales plummet in Japan amid coronavirus outbreak in China
Japanese department store operators saw duty free sales slump during the key Lunar New Year holiday, one of the first indications of how hard the nation's retail sector will be hit by the coronavirus outbreak in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2020
Japanese retail giant Aeon appoints first new president in 23 years
Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. has promoted Executive Vice President Akio Yoshida to president effective March 1, the first change in the post in 23 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 7, 2019
Osaka department store plans new version of taboo-busting 'period badges' after facing criticism
A department store in Osaka that suspended a campaign that encouraged female staff to wear badges indicating they were having their periods is planning to restart it using a different badge design.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2019
Japanese carrier ANA opens world's first shop equipped with avatar robots
Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc. opened Thursday what it says is the world's first store where customers can shop remotely through an avatar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2019
Seven & I Holdings to cut 3,000 jobs and close 1,000 7-Eleven convenience stores across Japan
The number of domestic convenience stores operated by Seven-Eleven Japan Co. dropped by 24 in September from the previous month to 20,993, marking the first fall in five years, company officials said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2019
Sales at Japan's major department stores jumped before tax hike
The nation's four major department store chains saw double-digit growth in their sales in September from a year earlier as consumers hurried to buy luxury items before the consumption tax hike to 10 percent from 8 percent, their monthly reports showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2019
Three of Japan's top four department stores saw sales grow in August
Three of the nation's four major department store chains posted year-on-year growth in same-store sales in August, backed by brisk demand for such summer products as sandals and parasols following the end of the rainy season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2019
Women still required to wear heels at most customer-facing firms in Japan, survey shows
A majority of companies where in-person customer service plays a major role in their business, such as banks and airlines, have dress codes requiring women to wear high-heeled shoes, according to a survey by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2019
Shibuya's landmark Tokyu Toyoko department store to close in March
With a continuously changing landscape around Tokyo's Shibuya Station amid a massive redevelopment project, another familiar face will be saying goodbye next year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2019
Japan's H2O Retailing expands push into Taiwan bread market with joint venture
Japanese department store operator H2O Retailing Corp. will set up a joint venture in Taiwan to meet growing consumer demand for freshly baked bread.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2019
Not so much obliged: More Japanese women buying Valentine's chocolates for themselves, not colleagues
More and more women in Japan are abandoning the tradition of giving obligatory chocolates to male coworkers on Valentine's Day, instead using the occasion to treat themselves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2018
Department store Takashimaya joins new venture in Bangkok as it looks beyond traditional domestic sales model
Boxed in by a shrinking domestic market and consumer preferences shifting toward online shopping, the only way for Japanese department stores — as well as the broader retail sector — to survive is to get a slice of fast growing markets overseas, especially in neighboring countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2018
Department stores' July sales see largest drop in more than three years
Department stores posted the largest year-on-year drop in sales in more than three years in July, as unfavorable weather conditions kept customers away and clothing sales slumped, an industry body said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2018
Department store sales in Japan rise 0.7% in April
Department store sales rose 0.7 percent in April from a year earlier on a same-store basis, mainly supported by strong demand for seasonal items and spending by foreign visitors, an industry body said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2018
Isetan Mitsukoshi fell into red in FY 2017 for first loss in 8 years
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it expects to book a group net loss of ¥1 billion ($9.16 million) in fiscal 2017, which ended last month, marking the company's first red ink in eight years.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2018
Japanese department store cancels photo exhibition on women's thighs amid kiddie porn concerns
Department store Marui has canceled a photo exhibition featuring women's thighs amid criticism some of the images appear to portray underage girls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2017
Japanese retailer Isetan pursues fusion with Malaysian culture at Kuala Lumpur branch
The Kuala Lumpur branch of Isetan, a Japanese retail outlet specializing in lifestyle products and services, is fusing its brand with local styles after celebrating its first anniversary in October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2017
Japan's department stores revamping displays to attract kids and working parents
Remodeled children's floors in major department stores are seen as a growth pillar that could help revive sales, attracting working parents who are willing to spend more on their kids.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 24, 2017
Ikea returns to Aichi after 1970s department store presence proved hard fit
Swedish furniture giant Ikea opened a new store Oct. 11 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, but few know that 45 years ago it had an outlet in a department store in the Meieki district of Nagoya.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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