1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (215+ words) SEOUL - Japanese casual wear brand Uniqlo is reopening its flagship store in Myeongdong, central Seoul, this week, some five years after shuttering the outlet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the clothing apparel company said Tuesday. The three-story, 3, 250 square-meter venue, set…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago  (341+ words) HONG KONG - Japan's beloved manga "Chiikawa" is back in Hong Kong for good this time, with the viral sensation opening the city's first permanent merchandise store over the weekend after a pop-up shop last summer, just in time for China's…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (461+ words) TOKYO - The shopping season for traditional school backpacks for first graders in spring 2027 has begun early in department stores and supermarkets in Japan -- more than a year before the children enter school. The average price of "randoseru," sturdy bags made…...

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2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (499+ words) TOKYO - With the start of the World Baseball Classic a week away, Tokyo Dome is making final preparations to host fans from around the globe for pool-stage games featuring defending champion Japan and four international opponents. Work will continue until…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (277+ words) TOKYO - Convenience store operator Family Mart Co. plans to expand the number of stores with claw machines and other prize-winning games in Japan by threefold to about 5, 000 outlets in the near future, with the aim of attracting more customers. The…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (128+ words) Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS Happy early Valentine's Day! Three Kyodo News reporters -- Toma Mochizuki, Junko Horiuchi and Eduardo Martinez -- talk about inflated chocolate prices and how chocolatiers are combatting rising costs ahead of Valentine's Day. Listen as they discuss…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (743+ words) WASHINGTON" Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U. S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration, including a $19, 000 painting, an $11, 000 necklace, a…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (248+ words) SEOUL-- CJ Olive Young Corp. , the distribution arm of South Korea's food-to-cosmetics conglomerate CJ Group, said Wednesday it has partnered with Sephora to launch dedicated K-beauty zones across the French cosmetics retailer's online and offline channels. Under the strategic partnership,…...