Some major Japanese department stores launched the year's first sales on Friday, attracting many shoppers with merchandise ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Feb. 5, 2020) -- For the third year in a row, Installation Management Command -- Pacific has recognized U.S. Army Garrison Japan Fire and Emergency Services as the best large fire ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Dressed in a kimono and smiling, Aiko Chihira greets shoppers at the entrance of Tokyo's Mitsukoshi department store. But Chihira is no regular employee -- she is a humanoid robot.

A department store in Japan is reportedly "rethinking" a new policy of having female employees wear a badge with a cartoon character dubbed “Miss Period” that signifies they're menstruating. The ...

Duty-free sales at department stores in Japan dropped 2.5 percent in November from a year earlier to around 50.2 billion yen ...

Once the darling of Japanese stock investors, department stores have lagged the recent broad market rally and could fall further behind as a strong yen dents tourist spending power. Low confidence ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (April 16, 2021) – The U.S. Army Garrison Japan Fire Department is the best large fire department in the Army, according to a U.S. Army Installation Management Command memo released ...

We all knew this day would come and we all knew this would happen first in Japan. And local department store chain operator Sogo & Seibu is ready to make it possible: You can soon buy robots who look ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - The U. S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for Japan after the earthquake and tsunami. Consul General of Japan in Detroit, Kuni Matsuda says more than half of the main ...

This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Japan’s Richest 2022. See the full list here. The 7-Eleven convenience store made Japan’s Seven & i Holdings the retailing giant it is today. Everything from ...

The US State Department on Wednesday issued an unusual warning to Americans in northern Japan: watch out for bears. The “wildlife alert” advised that “bear sightings and attacks have increased in ...