IoT Consulting of Japan, a provider of consulting services related to IoT, has released the results of a survey on the recognition and trust of smartphone brands in the Japanese market. The results showed that Apple’s iPhone had the highest recognition and trust. In terms of recognition, iPhone (Apple) scored an average of 7.9 points […]
In addition to metropolitan areas, the number of high-priced condominiums for sale in Japan’s regional cities, especially those with sales prices of 100 million yen or more, known as Oku-shon (million-unit condominium), is increasing. According to a survey by the Rifle Homes Research Institute, the number of million-apartment locations listed on the Rifle Homes housing […]
On February 13, 2025, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. released a survey of the wealthy in Japan. According to the survey, the number of “high-net-worth” households with net financial assets of 100 million JPY or more and “ultra-high-net-worth” households with net financial assets of 500 million JPY or more has reached an estimated 1.65 million in […]
Interbrand Japan, a subsidiary of Interbrand Inc. of the U.S., has released its 2025 ranking of the brand value of Japanese companies. The ranking is the result of converting corporate brand values into monetary values based on expected profits over the next five years or so. Toyota is at the top of the ranking, and […]
Uber Japan announced the launch of “Uber Teens,” a new service that allows children ages 13 to 17 to hail a cab under the supervision of their parents or guardians, for the first time in Japan on November 11. The service is available in a total of 30 cities in 11 prefectures (Hokkaido, Aomori, Miyagi, […]
Major manufacturers of household goods and food products are focusing their attention on the growing market for high-end pet supplies in Japan. In recent years, more and more people in Japan consider their pets to be members of the family and want to choose healthy food and high-quality furniture for their pets, even if they […]
The average price per unit of a new condominium in Tokyo’s 23 wards exceeded 100 million JPY (approximately 650K USD) for the sixth consecutive month. The average price per unit in Tokyo’s 23 wards rose 48.6% year-on-year to 129.4 million JPY in October, the Real Estate Economic Institute announced on November 20. The number of […]
The number of cases in which customs offices across Japan stopped the import of counterfeit brand goods in the six months through June of this year was the highest for this time of year. According to the Ministry of Finance, customs offices across Japan detained 18,153 cases of counterfeit brand goods from January to June […]
Japan’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) from July to September 2024, announced by the Cabinet Office, showed positive growth for the second consecutive quarter. In real terms, excluding price changes, it was up 0.2% from the previous quarter, or 0.9% on an annualized basis. Personal consumption, which accounts for more than half of GDP, was plus […]
A law, set to take full effect in April that will ban people from smoking indoors in government buildings and other places in Japan, appears to be backfiring as outdoor smoking is making a brash comeback in all the wrong places. As smokers find it increasingly difficult to find designated indoor smoking areas, they are […]