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 […]
Cashless payment services via smartphones such as scanning QR codes are spreading. Smartphone payment services are expected to reach 600 billion JPY in fiscal 2019. The amount of smartphone payment purchases is expected to expand to about 8 trillion JPY in fiscal 2023. source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/business/corporate-business/japans-jal-ana-beefing-hawaii-services-competition-intensifies-domestic-rivals/#.XHTIJlwzZPY