Proxy-shopping companies and subscription services in Japan are left struggling to pivot operations or are closing shop following the U.S. ending its de minimis shipping exemptions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/japan-proxy-shopping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japanpost #us #donaldtrump #postalservices #shipping #shopping #tariffs
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Japan's National Consumers Affairs Center is raising an alert over unexpected cash-on-delivery goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/cash-on-delivery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #shopping
Why has 69-year-old Takuji Yasunaka devoted several decades of his life to running a Tokyo complex featuring Middle Eastern and Central Asian culture? “In a way, I guess I am hoping to create a kind of utopia.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/19/lifestyle/pao-compound-central-asia-higashi-nakano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #shopping #travel #libraries
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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/03/economy/department-stores-shares-lag/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #departmentstores #japaneseeconomy #tourism #shopping #retailers #shopping #earthquakes #taxes
Try conscious consuming this Christmas, there are alternatives to Amazon. Today's cartoon by Anne Derenne. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/search?query=&sort=created&order=desc
