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U S CONSUMERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2019
'Fork in the road': Top U.S. grocer says America's nervous about economic future
America's biggest supermarket chain is seeing signs that U.S. shoppers are getting nervous about the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 11, 2019
Japan household spending falls for third straight month in November
Japanese households cut spending for the third straight month in November as unseasonably warm weather reduced the need for heating and winter clothing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2018
It pays to listen to the the real needs of women consumers in Japan
The country's male-dominated businesses are starting to ditch long-held views about what kinds of products women want as female consumers flex their growing spending muscle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 26, 2018
Tokyo inflation holds steady, offering little cheer for Bank of Japan
Tokyo's core consumer price inflation was unchanged in October from the previous month, government data showed Friday, offering little encouragement for Japan's central bank as it struggles to reach its ambitious 2 percent inflation target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2018
U.S. business group says Trump's China tariffs costing Americans $1.4 billion a month
A coalition of U.S. business groups fighting President Donald Trump's trade tariffs has launched an advertisement aimed at telling voters ahead of the midterm elections that the measures are costing American businesses and consumers $1.4 billion a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2018
Popular Japanese cosmetic portal @cosme gaining foothold in Asia
The operator of the popular beauty and cosmetic products portal site @cosme is rapidly gaining a foothold in Asia thanks to brisk demand for high-quality Japanese cosmetic brands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2018
Lagging inflation and indecisiveness could delay Bank of Japan's exit from easing
The Bank of Japan's preferred inflation gauge fell for the second straight month in April, dropping from 0.9 percent in the previous month to 0.7 percent, as consumer prices refuse to cooperate with the BOJ's 2 percent inflation target, according to government data released Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2018
1 in 3 Indonesians recently purchased Japanese brands, but many think Chinese and Korean brands are Japanese too
Roughly 1 in 3 Indonesians in major cities has recently purchased products from Japanese brands such as Sony and Uniqlo, according to a Japan External Trade Organization survey.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2018
Cabinet OKs bill that would lower minimum age for consumer contracts to 18
The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill that would lower the minimum age required for individuals to enter into consumer contracts to 18 from 20, in line with the expected lowering of the age of adulthood in the Civil Code.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2018
Aeon Mall to open sprawling new facility at former Space World site in Kitakyushu as early as 2021
Shopping mall developer Aeon Mall Co. will open a commercial complex, by 2021 at the earliest, at a lot in Kitakyushu where amusement park Space World once stood, according to local government officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2017
Seven-Eleven to start selling food with English labels
Seven & I Holdings, the country's largest convenience store chain operator through subsidiary Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd., will start selling onigiri (rice balls) and other prepared foods with labels carrying product names in both Japanese and English from the new year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2017
The AirBnb of luxury luggage: Laxus lets users rent high-end handbags for a monthly fee
Japan has long been one of the world's most reliable markets for luxury brand Louis Vuitton, with only New York matching Tokyo in number of stores.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2017
Osaka's ¥1 sales energize shoppers but not good for BOJ's inflation quest
Osaka is famed for it's cheap prices, with ¥1 supermarket sales, ¥10 drinks and discount train tickets sold right next to the station. That attracts thrifty consumers and tourists, but may be undercutting the central bank's efforts to generate sustained price rises.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2017
Japan's department stores sales fell 1.4% in July
Department stores sales in Japan fell 1.4 percent in July from a year earlier on a same-store basis, due partly to weak sales of clothes and food items, an industry body said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2017
Japan's convenience stores recorded first sales decline in four months on dreary weather
Sales at convenience stores fell 0.1 percent in June from a year earlier to log the first drop in four months, with rainy days in northern Japan and low temperatures in western Japan keeping customers away, industry data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2017
Vending machines expand product offerings, from diapers to charitable contributions
Vending machine operators have recently been seeking new ways to expand their sales as they face competition from convenience stores that offer an increasing variety of products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2017
Can Do ¥100 shop operator see big potential for Thai expansion
Japanese ¥100 shop operator Can Do, buoyed by unexpectedly strong demand in Thailand, aims to aggressively expand the number of outlets from the current seven to as many as 100 by 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2017
Sendai-based upstart taking on big Osaka appliance makers
Iris Ohyama, based in Sendai, is taking on Osaka Prefecture's more established home appliance makers, including Panasonic and Sharp, in the battle for consumers' hearts and wallets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2017
More retailers in Japan accept virtual currency
With the use of virtual currency spreading, especially overseas, more retailers in Japan are opening up to payments from tourists via the blockchain technology.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2017
Consumer Affairs Center warns of burn risk from beauty salon ultrasound treatments
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan has issued a warning after receiving reports of some 20 cases of people developing burns and swollen skin from a beauty treatment involving the use of an ultrasonic device over the past four years.

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