Disinhibited by drinks at an “izakaya” in Tokyo’s Shimbashi district offering “nomihodai” (all-you-can-drink), young employees, still wearing dark suits but with their ties undone, try the old techniques of “nampa," street flirting.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/japan-falling-birthrate-fertility

Ms. Sano met the professor in 2004, when she was an undergraduate at Tokyo’s Sophia University, and enrolled in Mr. Hayashi’s art history course.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/world/asia/japan-sexual-harassment-women.html

She has not indicated if she will seek a third term as Tokyo’s governor when her current term ends in 2024, even as she repeatedly denies intentions of returning to national politics.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/tokyo-japan-covid-19-curbs-governor-yuriko-koike-3396661?cid=cna_flip_070214

The growing acceptance of inflation is one of several factors, along with signs of better corporate governance and Warren Buffett’s endorsement, which have pushed Tokyo’s stock market to 33-year highs, investors say.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/13/business/economy-business/sticky-inflation-investors-bull-market/

There was even an “Impact!” launch event in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, where a 4-meter tall, 7-meter wide EVA–01 bust was put on display, with the mecha holding a Casetify Impact case that features an iconic NERV design.

Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/casetify-evangelion-iphone-airpods-cases-hands-on-photos/

The same store concept was realized at the brand’s pop-up at Tokyo’s Cosme Flagship store this February.

Source: https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/c-beauty-1235586431/

Tokyo’s decision, nonetheless, comes after the U.S. in October imposed sweeping restrictions on chipmaking tool exports to China citing concerns that Beijing planned to use advanced semiconductors to enhance its military power.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/393970/japan-to-restrict-chipmaking-equipment-exports-as-it-aligns-with-u-s-china-curbs

Tokyo’s hotel scene is about to get even swankier.

Source: https://krdo.com/entertainment/cnn-style/2023/01/05/10-of-the-best-new-luxury-hotels-opening-in-asia-in-2023/

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.3% to 31,338.51 after the government reported that consumer inflation was higher than expected in September.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-slip-further-as-higher-us-10-year-treasury-yield-pressures-wall-st

“We contest (the allegations) on all fronts,” Nobuya Fukumoto, one of the group’s lawyers, told a news conference at the group’s headquarters in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/16/japan/society/unification-church-press-conference/