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France Restaurant Week 2025 — What to Know and How to Join
France Restaurant Week (Diners Club / France Restaurant Week in Japan) is the annual chance to try special French prix-fixe menus at many Tokyo restaurants without paying full regular prices. It runs across Japan and draws both famous tables and smaller brasseries to the same prix-fixe format. Dates and price tiers This year’s Japan festival…
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Will Takahiro Miyashita’s NUMBER (N)INE Be Back?
A new, private Instagram account named “Number(N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita” appeared this week. Fans noticed it soon after Takahiro Miyashita (宮下貴裕) announced on July 25 that he is leaving TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. The timing suggests he is preparing his next move. Details are still unclear. Number (N)ine is the label Miyashita started in the late 1990s. It…
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VCM Vintage Market Vol.7: Tokyo’s Premier Vintage Festival Returns in November
Tokyo’s vintage enthusiasts have a major event to look forward to this fall. The VCM Vintage Market Vol. 7 is set to take place on November 2–3, 2025, at Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall C. This marks the seventh edition of Japan’s largest vintage festival, organised by Vintage Collection Mall (VCM). Over the two-day event, more…
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Helsinki-Based Cafe CAFE AALTO Opens Its First Official Overseas Branch in Tokyo, Offering Finnish Interiors and Tableware
A popular Helsinki cafe, CAFE AALTO, has opened its first Tokyo outpost inside Spiral Garden on the 4th floor of the Shin-Marunouchi Building on August 29, 2025. The menu mixes simple Nordic favourites — think salmon soup and cinnamon rolls — with Finnish tableware and furniture inspired by architect Alvar Aalto. The space is bright,…
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IKEA to Close Its Harajuku and Shinjuku City Stores
IKEA Japan announced on August 29 that it will close the Harajuku and Shinjuku city stores in early 2026. The company says this is part of a “business optimisation” for the greater Tokyo area, with IKEA Shibuya designated as the core downtown hub. The Harajuku and Shinjuku locations opened between 2020–2021 as compact, city-centre formats…
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Kaneko Optical Collaborates With Globe-Trotter to Release A Travel-Grade Eyewear Storage
Kaneko Optical (金子眼鏡) has teamed up with British luggage maker Globe-Trotter on a new eyewear collection box. The box uses Globe-Trotter’s signature Vulcan fibreboard — a layered, vulcanised paper material known for its light weight and old-school craft feel. It will be sold from August 29, 2025, at select Kaneko Optical stores in Japan. The…
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Karimoku × NUNO — “Yarn and Fabric Making” opens at Karimoku Commons Tokyo
Karimoku and textile studio NUNO open a new exhibition at Karimoku Commons Tokyo. The show runs September 6 – October 11, 2025 and is free to enter. The exhibition traces how raw materials become yarn and then cloth. You’ll see the design thinking and production steps behind NUNO’s fabrics — from fibres to finished textiles.…
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Jacques Marie Mage Opens First Japan Flagship Gallery in Omotesandō
Jacques Marie Mage (JMM), the Los Angeles-based luxury eyewear brand founded in 2014 by French designer Jérôme Mage, has officially opened its first gallery in Japan. Located in Tokyo’s upscale Omotesandō district, the three-story space brings the brand’s global vision into a uniquely Japanese setting. The gallery was designed in close collaboration with Simplicity, led…
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Nissan Says Goodbye to The iconic R35 GT-R
Nissan has marked the end of an era. On August 26, 2025, the company celebrated the final production run of the R35 GT-R — the high-performance icon that has been a headline maker for Japanese car fans for nearly two decades. At the same time, Nissan is moving quickly to reshape its business with new…
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Starbucks’ Chilled Cup “Kyoto Matcha Latte” Is Back with An Increased Amount of Matcha for A Deeper, Richer Flavor
Starbucks Coffee Japan will relaunch its chilled cup “Kyoto Matcha Latte” on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Starbucks Chilled Cup “Kyoto Matcha Latte” Returns with a New Look September 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Starbucks’ chilled cup series in Japan. To celebrate, the brand is bringing back the Kyoto Matcha Latte, first introduced in 2008…