Japan is overhauling its tax-free shopping for foreign visitors, with new rules starting November 2026. The system will shift ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Established in 2004, FROM JAPAN operates a proxy bidding and shopping service that connects thousands of shoppers from 196 different countries to Japanese e-commerce sites, ...

If the current tax-free shopping (TFS) system for foreign visitors to Japan is abolished, Japan may lose 847 billion yen of ...

It’s difficult to gain much insight from the averages since visitor spending varies widely above and below the given number; however, the most notable finding is the near $100 spent on candy per ...

Chinese tourists visit Tokyo's Ginza district for shopping in August. Japan is the second-most popular overseas destination. [Photo provided to China Daily] Among the cornucopia of goods, rice cookers ...

Millions of Japanese people will return to their home towns to be with their families, visit neighborhood shrines on Wednesday night and Thursday morning as part of annual New Year celebrations.

Buying products from Japan is notoriously difficult. Many Japanese websites won’t accept international credit cards and choose not to ship internationally. If they do, the online registration can be a ...

Like riding the train, shopping has its own cultural norms and etiquette to follow in Japan. While going to a brick-and-mortar store is becoming less common in favor of online shopping in many parts ...

YAMATOKORIYAMA, Nara Prefecture >> Goldfish swim along the street in Yamatokoriyama as if the thoroughfare is one giant aquarium. The street, a third of a mile long, is lined with long-established ...

The Japanese yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Monday, but the weak currency has turned Japan into a shopping paradise, with a large number of international tourists flocking to the country ...