MONEY
August supermarket, duty-free department store sales re...
Duty-free sales at Japan's department stores in August rose 4.6 percent from a y...
Chinese auto companies race ahead on EV technology, ach...
Chinese electric vehicles’ ultrafast charging is only getting faster. On Wednesd...
Office vacancy rate in Tokyo falls as more companies re...
The vacancy rate of offices in central Tokyo has fallen to the 1 percent range, ...
Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this w...
Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week. It is the se...
Alcohol tax rates in Japan to change on October 1
Alcohol tax rates in Japan will change on October 1. Tax rates for beer-like bev...
Compact appliances gain popularity as high home prices ...
Compact appliances that maximize limited living space are gaining popularity in ...
Retailer Aeon launches ¥1,000 jeans
Denim jeans priced at 1,000 yen excluding tax, are being offered by a subsidiary...
Expanding home restoration business revitalizes rental ...
The business of turning unoccupied homes into rental properties is expanding in ...
Fast food from U.S. and China catches on in both countries
China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs and technol...
Car-floating sheets selling well to cope with increasin...
As in many corners of the globe, Japan has been putting up with an increasing nu...
Wall Street week ahead: housing market, unemployment up...
Wall Street will get a key update this week on the U.S. housing market, along wi...
Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics s...
The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage ...
Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky ...
President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it h...
ANA unveils new green Pokemon jet to mark game's 30th a...
All Nippon Airways Co has unveiled its second decorated aircraft marking the 30t...
Japan household assets hit record ¥2,519 tril on rising...
Financial assets held by households in Japan rose to a record 2,519 trillion yen...
Starbucks Corporation is planning to sell off Starbucks...
Like 7-Eleven and McDonald’s, Starbucks has become an originally American brand ...
