Japanese Travellers

According to a study conducted by Booking.com, 71% of Japanese travelers announced that they would rather go traveling than find love in 2021.

With an inviting raised paw and pointy red ears, these iconic lucky charms have been bringing good fortune for centuries.

When your Japanese customers encounter your product or service, what mindsets prompt them to either make a purchase or turn away?

The new kawaii (cute) looks a lot like the old kawaii -- but it feels different. It's the old kawaii with a psychic-emotional twist.This is a matter o

The 100-yen shop is one kind of iconic store in Japan. This type of store sells food, sundries, small accessories, and a variety of daily essentials. This article looks at the history of Japan’s 100-yen shops, and some of the appealing products sold there.

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TOKYO -- Japanese retailers are expanding their range of health products and delivery services as the coronavirus crisis continues to plague the world

Despite Japan being a heavily cash-based economy, e-commerce has created significant opportunities for banks and mobile wallet providers.

Where there’s good water (and rice), there’s good sake. Despite being indubitably correct, the saying has been repeated so often that the ring to it has long lost its momentum. Most of us share basic knowledge that Japan’s traditional alcoholic drinks are made regionally, typically of three essential ingredients merged…

It's hard to walk down the aisles of a Japanese supermarket and not pass an extravagant—at least to an expat American—tea section. Naturally, matcha, Japanese green tea, is at the forefront of the offering. Over recent decades, however, matcha has become noticeably popular in foreign countries as well. Is this…

In the days after the 29-year-old’s win at Augusta National, Matsuyama Mania has swept the nation, sparking a major resurgence for the whole sport

By unlocking the pattern of consumer culture as a business it has the advantage of predicting what might become a market boom. Japanese consumers have gained a lot of the likeness to those of European and United States consumer culture.

The iconic flip phone was popular in the U.S. before the iPhone, but why is Japan still obsessed with the outdated technology?

Japan’s Yutaka Take has been named the highest earning jockey of all time globally, with career winnings of US$796.1 million.