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Just this past weekend (October 16-18), the popular animation “Demon Slayer（鬼滅の刃）” released its first movie in cinemas across the nation, shattering all-time opening records by bringing in...

Both cautiously and optimistically we can say that it looks like the peak of the Covid crisis has passed in Japan. Shops are open, restaurants...

With Covid-19 dealing a fatal blow to the economy, the information superhighway has provided a gateway for individuals and businesses in creatively responding to the crisis.

The economic impact on consumer spending we have seen due to the Covid 19 Crisis will have long–term ramifications for the top three...

At CarterJMRN we’ve heard many times over the years that Japanese people do not seem to care about climate change or, for that matter, environmental issues in general. This makes it hard for...

Since 2017, CarterJMRN has published a yearly index of consumer sentiments in Japan. We have gauged the Japanese response on a range of topics including...

One thing is certain for all of us, as a rather morbid saying goes. But alas, it is true and therefore it doesn’t...

Wherever you live in the world right now it’s well nigh-impossible to avoid the constant flood of information and speculation about the viral...

There was a lot of skepticism going into the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Foreign investors were concerned that there would be a...

Several lists reveal the dominance of Japanese car giant Toyota, which ranked tenth on Fortune’s 2019 Global 500 based on reach, economic wellbeing,...

Starbucks did it nowhere better than in Japan, Disney did it too, already a long time ago, and Kentucky Fried Chicken as well:...

Fat, fat, fat. Over three times more adults on this planet have become obese since 1975, meaning they’ve got a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or over. The figure jumped—or maybe rolled—from about 4 percent then to 13 percent by 2016.