Tokyo and Osaka Fashion News: Gucci and Luxury Market Optimistic in 2013 Kanako Itamae and Michel Lebon Modern Tokyo Times Japan is internationally famous within the fashion sector for being very dynamic when it comes to the luxury fashion market. After all, even during a long period of mainly stagnation to little growth the [...]
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Osaka Fashion News and H&M: Monki store to open in Shinsaibashi Michel Lebon and Kanako Itamae Modern Tokyo Times The vibrant fashion district of Shinsaibashi will witness the opening of the first Monki store in Japan on June 1, 2013. This fashion brand which hails from Sweden is under the extremely popular Hennes & Mauritz [...]
Tokyo and Osaka Fashion News: Kate Spade Saturday Hiroshi Saito and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times The stylish American lifestyle fashion brand, Kate Spade, is focused on opening five stores in Japan by the middle of 2013 in relationship to the sister brand. Omotesando in Tokyo was selected earlier in March this year to become [...]
Tokyo and Osaka Fashion and Lifestyle News: Ron Herman and Zara Home Tomoko Hara and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times Ron Herman just increased its clout in Japan further by opening two new stores in two trendy areas in Tokyo and Osaka. The Grand Front Osaka was bound to hit a chord with exquisite companies [...]
Russian Federation and Japan to Increase Relations in many Important Areas Joachim de Villiers and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation and the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have just held important talks in Moscow. It is clear that both political leaders want to develop stronger ties in [...]
Osaka and Tokyo Fashion News: H&M Sarah Deschamps and Michel Lebon Modern Tokyo Times The continuing expansion of Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) throughout Japan is clear to all fashion lovers in this nation. At first H&M focused heavily on Tokyo and Kanto which is the natural route into the Japanese fashion market. However, [...]
Tokyo and Osaka Fashion News: Alexander McQueen, Forever 21 and Jacob Cohen Michel Lebon and Tomoko Hara Modern Tokyo Times Tokyo and Osaka are amazing mega-cities whereby the fashion and beauty scene is always changing. Osaka is a hidden gem within Japan because this amazing city doesn’t hit the lofty international headlines like Tokyo. However, [...]
Japan Fashion News in 2013: Strong Sales at Department Stores in March Sarah Deschamps and Kanako Itamae Modern Tokyo Times The Japan Department Stores Association announced more positive news for department stores in this country. It was reported that annual sales at major department stores grew collectively by 3.9% in March 2013. This follows on [...]
Luxury Fashion in Tokyo and Osaka Hiroshi Saito and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times The luxury fashion market in Japan is internationally famous because this country is known to consume more items than any other nation. This reality means that major cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, Sendai, Yokohama and many others are awash with [...]
Bank of Japan and Kuroda: Soros Raises Doubts about the Sliding Yen Hiroshi Saito and Walter Sebastian Modern Tokyo Times Under the new Governor of the Bank of Japan a new policy is being ushered in whereby many powerful individuals are raising alarm by the actions of Haruhiko Kuroda. This applies to the target [...]
Japan Fashion News: Takashimaya Department Store and Strong Growth Tomoko Hara and Michel Lebon Modern Tokyo Times It is reported that consolidated operating profit for Takashimaya Department Store in 2012 reached a highly respectable 20%. On top of this, recent figures state that in March 2013 their internal sales were 5% up on the previous [...]
Eurozone and EU Blighted by High Unemployment: Is Japan a Social Model? Pierre Leblance and Jay Doggett Modern Tokyo Times The eurozone and the European Union (EU) continue to go from one crisis to another and clearly the tunnel is long and dark for many citizens throughout the entire community. Latest figures state that 12% [...]
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