Business Apr 18, 2022
The lockdown is forcing Japanese retailers to halt operations in Shanghai, while Japanese manufacturers have also been affected by supply-chain disruptions.
National Aug 9, 2021
Aluminum cans slowly replace plastics to tackle marine pollution
Drinks makers are switching away from plastic bottles, which have a lower "horizontal recycling" rate than cans.
Business / Corporate Mar 26, 2021
Muji operator shares tumble as brand seen at risk of China boycott
by Gearoid Reidy
Shares in Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing also fell in morning trading before recovering.
Business / Corporate Feb 22, 2021
12 Japanese firms will end business deals involving Uyghur forced labor
All, except Panasonic Corp., which declined to comment, either denied directly doing business with firms suspected of benefiting from forced labor or said they couldn't verify the claims.
Lifestyle | Longform Jan 9, 2021
by Alex K.T. Martin
A thriving industry looks promising if consumer aversion can be overcome.
Business / Corporate Mar 19, 2020
Operator of Muji stores fined for dodging ¥7.5 billion in tax
The operator of the Muji-brand goods store chain failed to pay ¥7.5 billion ($69 million) in income tax in the three years through February 2017, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has judged that Ryohin Keikaku Co. transferred income ...
Business / Corporate Feb 8, 2020
Retailers are expanding outlet suspensions in China amid the unfolding coronavirus crisis, with about half of the Uniqlo apparel and Muji household goods stores there being shut. Fast Retailing Co. has closed about 370 of its 750 Uniqlo outlets in China, up from about 160 ...
Art Aug 20, 2019
Minimalism: Not as straightforward as it seems
by John L. Tran
It's 100 years since the Bauhaus art and design school first opened in Weimar, Germany, and the new Muji flagship store in Ginza is as good a venue as any to hold an anniversary exhibition celebrating the values of simple, affordable modernist design.
Business / Corporate Jul 17, 2019
First on-campus Muji store to open at university in Tokyo
by Masumi Koizumi
The first on-campus Muji store will open on Thursday at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, featuring a selection of the brand's regular daily merchandise, a cafe and a workshop. Masaaki Kanai, chairman of Ryohin Keikaku Co., gives a speech at a new Muji store ...
Business Oct 3, 2018
Eyeing Brexit cliff edge, Japan waves goodbye to U.K. as 'gateway to Europe'
After a February meeting between U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and 19 Japanese business chiefs, Tokyo's ambassador to Britain warned what might happen if Brexit took an unfavorable turn for foreign investors. "No private company can continue operations" in the U.K. if it becomes unprofitable, ...
Business / Corporate Sep 5, 2018
The retailer of Muji products is considering moving its European headquarters out of the U.K. because of Brexit, in what would be at least the second such shift by a Japanese company. Ryohin Keikaku Co., which sells everything from furniture to kitchenware under the Muji ...