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Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Japan PM stays on to fulfill 'responsibility' despite election defeat
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference on July 21 in Tokyo. (Photo by Sae Kamae) YURIKA YONEDA TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday said, "We must humbly and sincerely accept the results of this election," a day after the ruling coalition's defeat in an upper house election, while also formally expressing his intention to continue as prime minister. "While deeply aware of our grave responsibility for the election results, we must fulfill our responsibilities ... to the nation and its people, and ensure that politics does not come to a standstill," he said at a news conference.
Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Japan PM says he will stay on to fulfill 'responsibility' despite election defeat
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference on July 21 in Tokyo. (Photo by Sae Kamae) YURIKA YONEDA TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday said, "We must humbly and sincerely accept the results of this election," a day after the ruling coalition's defeat in an upper house election, while also formally expressing his intention to continue as prime minister. "While deeply aware of our grave responsibility for the election results, we must fulfill our responsibilities ... to the nation and its people, and ensure that politics does not come to a standstill," he said at a news conference.
Nikkei Asia
3 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Louis Vuitton, Tiffany leave Japan's regional stores to US brand Coach
Retail Department stores look for new ways to bring luxury brands to shoppers Louis Vuitton shuttered its location in the Keisei Department Store in Mito, Ibaraki prefecture at the end of last year. (Photo by Naho Kondo) YURIKA YONEDA and MOE SAITO TOKYO -- Major overseas luxury brands are pulling their outlets from department stores in areas outside Japan's major urban centers, leaving store managers struggling to keep their customers happy. American luxury jewelry brand Tiffany closed its outlet on the first floor of the Keisei Department Store in the city of Mito last month. The move came after France's Louis Vuitton left the same store in December. The two had been the only directly operated outlets in Ibaraki prefecture, on the outskirts of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area. Their former locations remain covered in the department store.
Nikkei Asia
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Nikkei Asia
Hello Kitty owner promotes 'edgy' Kuromi in diversification drive
An image issued by Japan's Sanrio promoting its 'Kuromify the world" campaign. The initiative is aimed at expanding the character's fan base. © 2025 Sanrio Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan YURIKA YONEDA TOKYO -- A Netflix series featuring mischievous imp-like character Kuromi created by Japan's Sanrio will launch later this month, in the latest push by the company behind Hello Kitty to build up its brands' international following. The animated series titled "My Melody & Kuromi" is the Japanese entertainment company's latest collaboration with the streaming service as it tries to extend and deepen its characters' global fan base.
Nikkei Asia
10-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Uniqlo's China profits fall 3% in Q3, but North America performs well
Retail Fast Retailing says tariffs will have 'limited' impact on full year profits A Uniqlo shop in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. Owner Fast Retailing has said that U.S. tariffs would impact second half profits by roughly 1%. (Photo by Makoto Okada) YURIKA YONEDA TOKYO -- Operating profit growth at Fast Retailing slowed to 1.4% for the three months through May, even as the Uniqlo owner pared back the expected impact on full-year profits of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Japanese retailer said the tariff effect would be limited in fiscal 2025 because it already had a "considerable" volume of products in its warehouses in the United States.
