Valuence Holdings has announced it has joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network, to demonstrate the group’s commitment to the strengthening of the circular economy. The Japan-based firm, which operates in a multitude of business categories including retail, real estate and technology services, has adopted ‘resue’ as one of its core...
Jan. 14, 2022
The opening ceremony of the Olympics Games Tokyo 2020 finally took place on July 23rd 2021. Although diversity is one of the core values of the Olympics, Japan has lagged far behind other countries in terms of diversity including gender equality. According to Euromonitor International’s Economies and Consumers data, the income gap between male...
Aug. 13, 2021
This month’s Fashion Friday podcast by Euromonitor International discusses the diversification trend that is finally starting to emerge in Japan. Image: Pexels
This month’s Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International explores the ageing population and the rise of men’s beauty and fashion in Japan. Japan’s population is ageing and in decline. By 2030, nearly one-third of the population will be aged over 65. To move forward in this challenging environment, companies are keen to create new...
Jul. 10, 2020
The Japan Sewing Machinery Manufacturers Association (JASMA) has announced new event dates for JIAM OSAKA – the Japan International Apparel Machinery & Textile Industry Trade Show. The next event will be held from 30 November – 3 December 2022 at the usual venue – INTEX OSAKA. The 2020 edition of JIAM OSAKA, which was originally scheduled in...
May 28, 2020
Friday Podcast - This month’s Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International explores the underdevelopment of Japan’s natural and organic trends. Japan is a unique market where efficacy and functionality are strong selling points, especially in the beauty and food industries. In order to achieve this, manufacturers are putting effort...
Jan. 3, 2020
Experiential retailing, a marketer's term for brick-and mortar-companies creating in-store buzzes to attract shoppers, is part of an ongoing conversation about technology-enhanced, omni-channel, immersive retailing. It is also a subject of intense research, with some 'experts' offering formulas to create out-of-the-box retail experiences that...
May 28, 2019
The Outnet, the discount sister brand to Net-a-Porter, has launched in Japan. The dedicated platform allows Japanese customers to shop and read fashion content in their own language. They can also pay for purchases in Yen or pay in cash upon the delivery of their order. Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), the company that owns The Outnet, informed in a...
Jun. 5, 2018
A Japanese school's plan to introduce Armani-branded uniforms for its students, at a cost of nearly $750 a pop, has sparked complaints and fierce debate, even reaching as far as parliament. The local education board confirmed to AFP that the Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo's flashy Ginza district will adopt the designer uniforms from April,...
Feb. 9, 2018
PODCAST - In this monthly Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International, we will have a closer look at the Emergence of Curation and Subscription Services in Japan. What is the situation of Japanese consumers’ digital engagement today? In 2016, fewer than half of all Japanese consumers actively researched potential purchases using...
Oct. 6, 2017
Japan’s bountiful visual culture has long been a place to take inspiration from. The futuristic yet traditional culture has become a fascination among western communities, translating into our creative industries, particularly fashion. Described as “another planet” by trend watcher, Ronny de Vylder, the Japanese believe in everything they do,...
Aug. 11, 2017
Tight-fisted shoppers, unsteady economic growth and a shrinking population: Japan doesn't exactly fit the image of a spending powerhouse these days. But you would never know it in Ginza -- Tokyo's answer to the Champs-Elysees or Fifth Avenue -- where a new 13-storey upscale mall is proving that Japan is still a whale in the luxury business. The...
Apr. 26, 2017
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