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Costco resale store in Hiroo, Tokyo

Japan’s Costco Resale Shops Struggle to Distinguish Themselves

There are only 36 Costcos in Japan - but there are nearly three times as many stores whose whole business is reselling the company's products.
Sanrio Puroland entrance

Puroland Gets Hacked with Ransomware, 2 Million Club Records Potentially Leaked

Sanrio Entertainment, which runs Puroland, says they've been the victim of a cyberattack - and customer information is at risk.
Chiitan wins court verdict against city - picture of a judge banging a gavel with Susaki City mascot Shinjo-kun standing on the left and Chiitan on the right

Chiitan Wins Verdict Against City for Damaging Their Reputation

Score one for everyone's favorite otter fairy. Reports say Chiitan has won a defamation suit against a city in Kochi Prefecture.
Suica card being used on a card reader

Japan’s Suica Transit Card to Add Subscriptions in 2028

Would you buy a subscription to ride the train? JR East is hoping you will - and hoping the plan helps save its Suica card from extinction.
Train passing over the Edo River in Ichikawa with cherry blossoms in the foreground

Japanese City Will Grant Marriage Support to LGBTQ Couples

Ichikawa City in Chiba Prefecture will become the first in Japan to extend a marriage benefits program to sexual and gender minorities.
A knife slicing into cabbage

Will Chinese Cabbage Save Japanese Tonkatsu From Rising Prices?

High cabbage prices in Japan show no sign of abating. That's led supermarkets to get desperate. And by "desperate," we mean relying on China.