The company plans to open about 10 Moomin outlets mainly in large cities in the next five years. The Moomins are particularly popular in Japan, with several animated adaptations aired since the 1960s.

A shop in Hong Kong selling Moomin character goods. (Photo courtesy of Rights & Brands Asia Ltd.)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. said Friday that its Hong Kong-based ...

Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. said Friday that its Hong Kong-based joint venture has acquired exclusive licensing rights for the popular Finnish Moomin characters in South Korea, citing a ...

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

Buggy in "One Piece: Gigant Battle! 2 New World" (VG) (Japanese) Buggy in "One Piece: Gigant Battle!" (VG) (Japanese) Buggy in "One Piece: Grand Battle! 2" (VG) (Japanese) Buggy in "One Piece ...

R.Park, A.R.Allen, C.B.Brown, R.Chahayed, O.Fedi, P.M.Lawrence II, Bruno Mars, T.M.Thomas, H.R.Walter, M.D.Chapman, N.Chinn Bruno Mars, Cirkut, O.Fedi, R.Chahayed ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday, the country's Meteorological Agency has said. The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were ...

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...