Topic: Tokyo

Nintendo: 3DS gets boost from Mario, at least in Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sales of Nintendo Co Ltd's 3DS games device will hit 3 million units in the Japanese market within days, but consumers in the U.S. and Europe seem to be delaying their holiday season shopping due to poor economic conditions, ...

London tops world cities spending league: study

LONDON (Reuters) - London beat Tokyo, New York and Paris to be the highest grossing city for retail sales in 2010, according to a study of 22 major worldwide shopping destinations by Britain's Center for Retail Research.The study, commissioned by online shopping ...

Osaka

Osaka is the third largest city of Japan after Tokyo and Yokohama. Osaka, Japan Overview Osaka used to be known as Naniwa. History of Osaka Osaka Castle Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan Universal Studios Japan Minami (Namba) and Kita (Umeda) shopping districts Shin Umeda ...

UK's Topshop to step up Japan store openings

Leading British fast-fashion chain Topshop will open its biggest Japan store in a major Tokyo shopping district Thursday and plans to further expand its sales network there.The flagship store in Tokyo's Shinjuku shopping district has the biggest sales space for the Topshop ...

Top 10 places to shop in Tokyo

You can shop 'til you drop in Tokyo - just watch the Japanese. Of course, Tokyo has an abundance of smaller, more eccentric shops. If you are in Tokyo for only a few days, head for Omote-sando or Harajuku, which has some ...

A Bowl of Soup a Day Keeps Wrinkles Away

It's lunchtime at the office and everyone is scrambling out the door to the nearest coffee shop, sandwich shop or Starbucks for their afternoon caffeine jolt. that's what lunchtime patrons are getting on Tokyo's busy streets in Yoshinari Suzuno's kitchen, located in ...