South Korea’s economy grew just 0.3 percent in April-June over the previous quarter, the central bank estimated on Thursday, the slowest in two quarters with consumption battered by an outbreak …
South Korea’s economy grew just 0.3 percent in April-June over the previous quarter, the central bank estimated on Thursday, the slowest in two quarters with consumption battered by an outbreak …
Sales at Japanese department stores and convenience stores rose in June for a third straight month, industry data showed, offering some relief to policymakers worried about the fragile state of consum…
Japan is conducting a reshuffle of goods in its consumer price index basket that will ditch items on the kids’ menu in exchange for hearing aids to reflect changes in consumer spending caused by…
Japan’s consumer confidence improved slightly in June, rising for the first time in three months amid higher share prices and improving employment conditions, the government said on Friday.
The …
At Uniqlo stores worldwide, staff greet every customer with "Welcome to Uniqlo!" They briskly walk around on a clean, white sales floor, refolding and restacking clothes, rarely talking to c…
Japan’s economy offered a mixed reading on Monday, with retail sales for May beating expectations while industrial production disappointed.
Industrial output fell 2.2 percent on month in May, wo…
South Korea announced a stimulus package of more than KRW15 trillion (USD13 billion) on Thursday, including a supplementary budget, and slashed its economic growth forecast for the year as a deadly ou…
Japan’s households opened their wallets a bit wider than expected in May, with household expenditures jumping for the first time in more than a year.
Household expenditures rose 4.8 percent on y…
The Japanese government plans to triple the number of duty-free shops in local tourist spots around the country to 20,000 by 2020 to try to lure more foreign tourists. It will also move up its 2020 go…
Consumer confidence in Japan worsened in May for the second straight month amid rising prices of goods such as food, data showed Tuesday, prompting the government to downgrade its assessment.
The seas…