If you’ve been to Japan, you’ve seen the ubiquitous 100 yen shops like Daiso, Can Do, and others. As with any “dollar shop” type place, there are deals and busts. Here are the results of a recent Excite News Poll in which the website Escala Cafe asked women in their 20s were asked what the…
**A little update: in 2009, Amazon began producing Kindle Wireless Reading Device (link goes to Amazon) that ship to countries outside of the United States, including Japan. One of my main reasons for wanting a Kindle in Japan (Japanese language books, full color manga) are still not offered. Also, if you live in a very…
I’m just going to post some of my thoughts on IKEA Japan as seen through the eyes of someone who’s been to IKEA in both the U.S. and Japan. Things they are doing right: Paid to have a station named after them on the Port-Liner train (which takes people from downtown Kobe to Kobe Airport)….
JTB did a poll of Japanese people in their 20s published online by Yomiuri here: If you had 300,000 yen would you save it or take a trip? Travel Abroad 20.4% Save it 17.3% Travel within Japan 12.5% The numbers are interesting, but the poll is probably skewed. The poll was given on the internet,…