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uka opens a diagnostics-led beauty store on Hankyu Umeda's eighth floor
uka will open a store on Hankyu Umeda's eighth floor built around trying nail, fragrance and scalp diagnostics in person rather than browsing a fixed shelf — a small service-led bet at one of Japan's most closely tracked department-store flagships.
Transit General Office opens a six-seat patisserie counter in Daikanyama
Transit General Office, the Tokyo dining producer behind bills and other well-known concepts, is opening L'HISTORIQUE, a compact gâteaux-and-gift-box patisserie in Daikanyama, on 23 September.
Wolfgang's Steakhouse opens a 102-seat Nagoya location inside the Nagoya Kanko Hotel
WDI is opening a 102-seat Wolfgang's Steakhouse inside the Nagoya Kanko Hotel on 4 September, extending the New York dry-aged-steak chain's Japan footprint into the Tokai region.
United Arrows debuts a new in-house brand, ER, without saying what it is
Imperial Hotel Kyoto's main building keeps its heritage listing, under a new name
Pop Mart opens its first Chugoku-Shikoku store, taking a floor at Hiroshima Parco
Burberry marks 170 years with a free V&A exhibition on the trench coat's history
Don Quijote's parent posts a record profit built on more than its stores
Assouline opens its first Hankyu Umeda boutique
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On now
- Exhibition<Tiffany> Bridal FairDaimaru Kobe · Sannomiya, KobeUntil 23 Aug
- Pop-upUmeda SNOOPY Festival 2026Hankyu Umeda Main Store · Umeda, OsakaUntil 24 Aug
- Exhibition[Preview] Chiharu Sakazaki print exhibition Penguin PalaceHankyu Umeda Main Store · Umeda, OsakaUntil 24 Aug
- Exhibition[Preview] Chiharu Sakazaki Goods StoreHankyu Umeda Main Store · Umeda, OsakaUntil 24 Aug
Coming up
- ExhibitionART SESSION by Ginza Tsutaya BookstoreGINZA SIX · Ginza, Tokyo21 Aug – 23 Aug
- Pop-up[Announcement] Saturday Afternoon H2O Santa Charity Talk Event Gold Ribbon Network (a public interest incorporated foundation that supports children with pediatric cancer)Hankyu Umeda Main Store · Umeda, Osaka22 Aug
- Pop-up<MAYU> POP UP EVENTMatsuzakaya Nagoya · Sakae, Nagoya22 Aug – 4 Sept
- Pop-upDaimaru Sapporo · Sapporo26 Aug – 1 Sept
Elsewhere in retail
Headlines from the Japanese and international trade press — read each in full at the source.
Japan
- 19 Aug, 10:30
Welcia Pharmacy introduces "AI voice medication history system" to 1,949 stores that provide dispensing services
- 19 Aug, 10:05
Total sales in July was 75.7 billion yen, same store sales increased by 0.7%
- 19 Aug, 10:00
1st place in July is Asahi “Super Dry Raw Mug Can”
- 19 Aug, 10:00
Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate and NTT Urban Development obtain approval for rights conversion plan for Tsukiji 2-chome area redevelopment
- 19 Aug, 10:00
Street Style: Job: Student
Global
- 19 Aug, 10:14
Beijing’s AGI Bar serves AI with its drinks
Source: Inside Retail Asia ↗ - 19 Aug, 10:11
P.E Nation founder Claire Greaves on her 10-year brand-building journey
Source: Inside Retail Asia ↗ - 19 Aug, 07:46
Gap Targets Nordic and Baltic Markets
Source: WWD ↗ - 19 Aug, 07:39
DHL Triples Shenzhen Air Cargo Capacity With $205M Gateway Upgrade
Source: WWD ↗