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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some of the biggest beneficiaries of Japan’s inbound tourism boom have been department stores. Stop by branches of any of the major chains in Tokyo, Osaka, or other popular destinations for foreign ...