Comments on: BizCast Japan #13: Department Stores, Fukutoshin, Seven-Eleven, Whale Meat, Real Estate and the iPhone http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/06/13/bizcast-japan-13-department-stores-fukutoshin-seven-eleven-whale-meat-real-estate-and-the-iphone/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:47:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Ken http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/06/13/bizcast-japan-13-department-stores-fukutoshin-seven-eleven-whale-meat-real-estate-and-the-iphone/#comment-1099223 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:13:09 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/06/13/bizcast-japan-13-department-stores-fukutoshin-seven-eleven-whale-meat-real-estate-and-the-iphone/#comment-1099223 Further to the hotel situation, this was in today's Nikkei: <blockquote>U.S.-based Hilton Hotels Corp. plans to make its presence in Japan much more visible by opening at least 50 new hotels by 2017 under nine different brands ranging from luxury to business, The Nikkei learned Thursday. The expansion plans would catapult Hilton Hotels to the top of the hotel market in Japan, catching leading domestic hotel chain Prince Hotels Inc. U.K.-based InterContinental Hotels Group is currently the largest foreign hotel chain in Japan with 42 locations.</blockquote> Further to the hotel situation, this was in today’s Nikkei:

U.S.-based Hilton Hotels Corp. plans to make its presence in Japan much more visible by opening at least 50 new hotels by 2017 under nine different brands ranging from luxury to business, The Nikkei learned Thursday.

The expansion plans would catapult Hilton Hotels to the top of the hotel market in Japan, catching leading domestic hotel chain Prince Hotels Inc. U.K.-based InterContinental Hotels Group is currently the largest foreign hotel chain in Japan with 42 locations.

]]> by: Japan’s nationwide department store sales down 2.7% in May Japan Economy News & Blog - Business, Economy, Marketing and Economic Reports http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/06/13/bizcast-japan-13-department-stores-fukutoshin-seven-eleven-whale-meat-real-estate-and-the-iphone/#comment-1048164 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:17:19 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/06/13/bizcast-japan-13-department-stores-fukutoshin-seven-eleven-whale-meat-real-estate-and-the-iphone/#comment-1048164 [...] As noted on the most recent BizCast Japan, department stores in the Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya areas of Tokyo have made massive investments in facility upgrades over the past few years, all in anticipation of an influx of customers from Tokyo Metro&#8217;s newly-opened Fukutoshin Line. That could help make the next few months worth of statistics interesting to watch. Take note: in May, sales at the 28 major department stores in Tokyo fell 2.3%. [...] […] As noted on the most recent BizCast Japan, department stores in the Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya areas of Tokyo have made massive investments in facility upgrades over the past few years, all in anticipation of an influx of customers from Tokyo Metro’s newly-opened Fukutoshin Line. That could help make the next few months worth of statistics interesting to watch. Take note: in May, sales at the 28 major department stores in Tokyo fell 2.3%. […]

]]> by: BizCast Japan #13 released: department stores, Fukutoshin, Seven-Eleven, whale meat imports, real estate and the iPhone in Japan Japan Economy News & Blog - Business, Economy, Marketing and Economic Reports http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/06/13/bizcast-japan-13-department-stores-fukutoshin-seven-eleven-whale-meat-real-estate-and-the-iphone/#comment-1025423 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:50:13 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/06/13/bizcast-japan-13-department-stores-fukutoshin-seven-eleven-whale-meat-real-estate-and-the-iphone/#comment-1025423 [...] This is just a quick announcement that BizCast Japan #13 has been released over at Trans-Pacific Radio. In this edition of the show, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss department store renovations, the new Fukutoshin subway line, Seven-Eleven&#8217;s move into China, Japan&#8217;s first import of whale meat in 18 years, the real estate market in Tokyo and the iPhone. [...] […] This is just a quick announcement that BizCast Japan #13 has been released over at Trans-Pacific Radio. In this edition of the show, Albrecht Stahmer and I discuss department store renovations, the new Fukutoshin subway line, Seven-Eleven’s move into China, Japan’s first import of whale meat in 18 years, the real estate market in Tokyo and the iPhone. […]

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