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SHOPPING

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 7, 2014
Synthetics strike fear in the heart of world diamond industry
Diamonds are a girl's best friend — but only if they are natural.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2014
Narita airport shopping mall remodeled
New stores and eateries opened Tuesday at Narita International Airport, signaling the end to renovations of the shopping area at Terminal 1.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2014
Winds of change in retail industry
The retail industry is entering into a period of major transformation. In addition to traditional entities such as department stores, supermarkets and convenience stores, new retail business forms are emerging, including mega shopping mall developments led by real estate companies and JR train terminals...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 7, 2014
Shop till we drop
Woman 1: Is your mother well?
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2014
New shops blossom under Tokyo's tracks
The spaces under elevated train tracks are drawing attention again in central Tokyo as railways eager for a bigger piece of the retailing pie transform vacant areas traditionally used as warehouses and parking lots.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 4, 2014
Food labs fight organized crime
At first glance the sprawling campus amid glorious countryside looks an unlikely base from which to wage war against Italy's most feared crime organization, the 'ndrangheta.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 4, 2014
Baby facilities take the tantrums out of shopping
"Toddler" and "shopping" are two words that are likely to instill instant fear into the heart of all but the most unflappable of parents.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / TELLING LIVES
Feb 14, 2014
Storied family-run toy shop 'sells dreams' to Tokyo tourists
'Continuing a small toy shop for five generations is a kind of miracle,” says Masaki Terao, 58, proprietor and purse-string holder at Toys Terao, which his family has been running on Nakamise-dori in front of Asakusa's Sensoji Temple for nearly 130 years.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 14, 2014
Time to nip this growing plastic tumor in the bud
I find myself swamped with cards. And not just the e-money variety. Member cards, discount cards, hospital registration cards — my wallet has so many damned cards, it's like a plastic tumor bulging from my back pocket.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2013
Britain's charity shops go after the label-conscious but risk alienating the bargain-seekers
In the U.K., charity wardrobe chic is pushing prices up and putting charity shops out of the reach of poorer people, a reversal of the original goal of the stores.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 27, 2013
From charity to chocolate, the best ways to blow ¥500
The Japan Times asked readers to email or tweet their suggestions of the best ways to use a single ¥500 coin, for a chance to win edible prizes. Here are some of the entries.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2013
Consumers still falling for shady websites
Consumer complaints over online merchants selling fake brand products and fraudulent Internet banking services continue running high in Japan, prodding police to take action in concert with providers of computer security software.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 22, 2013
Beauty, shoes and music to round up 2013
Lifelines is playing catch-up this week, with some feedback from previous columns and a reader hoping for a little bit of Christmas magic to help him reconnect with his musical past in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2013
Amazon tries 'selling' Cyber Monday
Leave it to the country's online retail giant to create Japan's version of America's latest Christmas shopping spree.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2013
Highway rest areas get retail-centric makeover
Operators of expressway rest areas are refurbishing their sites in often unusual and creative ways to draw customers and increase their earnings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2013
Service delivers famed ramen to the home
You no longer have to travel far and wide to try ramen or dishes from popular restaurants that are much talked about.
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2013
Modern spice routes
Online cross-border shopping is booming, but Japan seems to be lagging behind in sales on these 'modern spice routes' because of problems with English.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2013
Yahoo to ship fresh Japanese food to Hong Kong shoppers
Yahoo Inc. will start a fresh food shopping service in Hong Kong, opening a website this month to take orders for fruit, beef and marine products from Japan, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 9, 2013
[VIDEO] High-tech hangers offer shopping tips
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 5, 2012
2012: The year in buildings
Shoppers and architecture buffs alike found plenty of new places to enjoy in Tokyo in 2012.

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