Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Japan, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Subaru on Thursday posted a better-than-expected rise in its quarterly operating profit, buoyed by higher sales in the United States, its biggest market, where other Japanese automakers are struggling with slower demand. Operating profit at Japan’s No.6…
Japan’s SoftBank has contracted Cisco to optimize network operations in its next-generation mobile IP core network. SoftBank will adopt Cisco high-density 100GE routing and segment routing technology to help meet demand for greater mobile traffic capacity and…
Mr. Kiyoyasu Asanuma (Centre), Managing Director of AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited has coorporated with Thai Airways International Public Company Limited to provide special offers to AEON Royal Orchid Plus Platinum Cardmembers (VISA…
After a delayed launch, cheese-tart chain Pablo Singapore is set to open in Wisma Atria in the next couple of weeks. The Japanese brand had originally been scheduled to open this month. On sale will be the chain’s signature 15cm-wide tarts, plus two other…
KFC Japan is to open a new healthy food retail concept called The Table by KFC in Sendai City on August 5. The Table by KFC aims to offer deli-style foods, including salads, along with versions of its traditional favourites – like a full-size KFC chicken –…
Low-cost carrier AirAsia Japan will ply this country’s skies again as early as September, flying a domestic route from its home base of Chubu Airport near Nagoya, in a move likely to shake up the budget air travel market here. The unit of Malaysia-based…
Muji has just opened its 423rd store outside of Japan, officially beating the number of stores it has in its domestic market. The milestone was reached as it cut the ribbon on its Southeast Asia regional flagship, in Singapore’s Plaza Singapura mall on key…
Japan department stores saw higher sales in June, which was welcome news after they had fallen in the previous month, the sector’s industry body has said. Japanese department stores saw a welcome sales rise last month. Sales rose 1.4% year-on-year on a…
FamilyMart UNY Holdings, Japan’s second-largest convenience store chain, is considering partnering with China’s Citic and Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group. The companies are looking at opportunities beyond convenience stores, says FamilyMart UNY president…
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Vietjet today reached a formal partnership agreement that offers greater customer convenience and better quality of operations and services while enhancing the corporate value of both companies. The two airlines have held a series of…
Japan’s NTT Communications has launched the nation’s first pilot of embedded SIMs (eSIMs) for connection and remote provisioning for MVNOs. The operator said it has built an environment for remote SIM provisioning on its MVNO platform in Hong Kong supporting…
There are more than 1,000 restaurants serving Japanese cuisine in Vietnam, the majority of which are in HCM City. HCM City has about 660 restaurants serving Japanese cuisine, twice as many as there were three years ago, according to the Consulate General of…
Owndays Singapore is continuing its expansion and says it believes the city can sustain 30 of its stores. The Japanese eyewear retailer recently opened its 23rd Singapore store, inside Clementi Mall. The 1173 sqft store features a new element – a counter with…
Japan’s SoftBank has forged a joint venture with WeWork Companies to bring WeWork’s novel workspace as a service offering to Japan. The two companies will each own 50% of the joint venture, which will operate under the name of WeWork Japan. By entering Japan,…
Cebu Pacific Vice-President for Corporate Affairs Paterno S. Mantaring, Jr. said there is strong demand to operate the Manila-Haneda flight given the proximity of the airport to Tokyo, compared to Narita airport. “We want to expand our operations to Japan and…
Starbucks Japan’s new Kyoto branch will have a traditional Japanese cafe space complete with tatami mats. It will be in a 100-year-old, two-storey traditional Japanese townhouse, one of the only buildings in the area still in its original form. There will be…
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