For the most part, grocery shopping in the Tokyo area is a small-scale affair. The majority of shoppers go to the store on foot and carry their purchases home, meaning that each residential ...

With its vast warehouses, bulk products, and jumbo pizzas, Costco seems to follow the American maxim that bigger is better. Yet, the warehouse store has thrived in 11 countries across a variety of ...

TOKYO -- Costco Wholesale Japan and household products maker Kao have started using crates that serve as both shipping containers and product display shelves, combating Japan's labor shortage while ...

Ken Theriault, president of Costco Wholesale Japan Ltd., shows domestically manufactured products at a newly opening store in Meiwa, Gunma Prefecture, on April 23, 2023. (Mainichi/Ryuko Tadokoro) ...

The mega wholesale store has three stores in and around Tokyo including this location in Machida. Although you do need a membership (annual membership fees from ¥3,850) to shop at Costco, it’s worth ...

CHIBA, Japan -- The shoppers at the Costco outlet in Japan come looking for much more than the towering stacks of Doritos chips. They want a taste of the American lifestyle: no-nonsense pricing and do ...