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U S CONSUMERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2017
China shoppers ended 2016 on spending spree but headwinds seen brewing
Chinese consumers flocked to malls, restaurants and cinemas ahead of the year's biggest holiday season, highlighting the consumption power transforming the economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 10, 2017
Consumer confidence up in December, but pessimism still dominates
Consumer confidence rose in December from the previous month, improving for the first time in three months and hitting the highest level in three years and three months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 3, 2017
Tokyo Olympics fueling expectations of an economic boom — and fear of a bubble
Third of six parts
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2016
Household spending drops for ninth consecutive month
The nation's household spending declined for the ninth consecutive month in November, the government said Tuesday, reflecting consumers' continuing preference to save money rather than spend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2016
'Sharing economy' takes off in Japan despite barriers
Japan's "sharing economy" all but caught fire in 2016, inspired by a growing global trend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2016
No-frills clothier Shimamura finds favor in sluggish Japan, tops Uniqlo in income growth
No-frills fashion. Cheap and cheerful. Call it what you will, Shimamura Co. has a money-making formula for selling clothes in Japan's moribund economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2016
As Japan grays, retailers covet youthful masses in Vietnam
These days, Thu Huong no longer shops at the fresh produce market near her home, opting instead to hop in a taxi and head off to Aeon Co.'s 9-month-old mall in Hanoi. There, as she shops for her family of five, she can bask in the air-conditioning and enjoy free Wi-Fi.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 1, 2016
Japan consumer confidence up again in June
Consumer confidence improved in June for a second month amid better employment conditions and relatively stable stock markets, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 30, 2016
Abenomics brings salarymen no relief as wives limit allowances
Japan's long-suffering salaried workers, famous for toiling long hours, have found no relief under the Abenomics reflation program, recording two of the three worst years when it comes to their monthly pocket money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2016
Gap's Old Navy will exit Japan as chain copes with sales decline
Gap Inc.'s Old Navy is pulling out of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2016
Sucked into deflation again, Japan's $2 cup noodle binge is sign of the times
Japanese consumers cannot get enough of cup ramen, with spending on them surging by more than a quarter over the past year. That sounds like good news, but for a country still struggling to escape deflation it is a worrying signal.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2016
Supermarket sales rise for second straight month
Supermarket sales increased 3.4 percent in February from a year earlier on a same-store basis, an industry body said Tuesday. It was the second straight month of gain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2016
Consumer confidence, sentiment weaken in February
Consumer confidence worsened in February amid a decline in the country's corporate performance and China's economic slowdown, the Cabinet Office said, downgrading its assessment of the index for the second consecutive month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2016
Japan's household spending falls for fifth straight month in January
Household spending dropped for the fifth straight month in January, falling an inflation-adjusted 3.1 percent from a year earlier due to unusually warm weather, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 20, 2015
FDA gives nod to genetically engineered 'Frankenfish' fast-growing salmon as food
A genetically engineered animal for human consumption was approved by U.S. regulators for the first time, allowing AquaBounty Technologies Inc. to begin marketing its faster-growing salmon — a creation critics have dubbed "Frankenfish."
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 4, 2015
Consumer confidence rises in October amid cheaper gasoline
Consumer confidence improved in October on the back of lower gasoline prices and more job offers, following a decline the previous month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2015
Government considers multiple levels in 2017 consumption tax hike
The government is considering introducing a reduced tax rate for some products to ease the burden when it raises the consumption tax rate by 2 percentage points to 10 percent in April 2017, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 10, 2015
June consumer confidence rises for first time in three months
Consumer confidence improved slightly in June, rising for the first time in three months amid higher share prices and improving employment conditions, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2015
Japan consumer confidence fell in May for second straight month
Consumer confidence worsened in May for the second straight month amid rising prices of goods such as food, data showed Tuesday, prompting the government to downgrade its assessment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 4, 2015
'Pyonghattan': Unofficial economy brews up bling for North Korea's growing middle class
Nail salons, massage parlors, cafes and other signs of consumerism were unheard of in rigidly controlled North Korea just a few years ago, but they are slowly emerging in one of the world's last bastions of Cold War socialism.
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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