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Aeon Mall Kumamoto in the town of Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture damaged by an explosion after a massive earthquake that occurred on July 28
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2026
Aeon allowed workers to return to Kumamoto mall before blast
The building was evacuated after the quake but some workers had asked to return to their shops to secure the cash registers or collect personal items such as car keys.
An explosion at Aeon¡¯s shopping complex in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused part of the mall¡¯s second floor to collapse and sent debris flying across nearby areas.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2026
LPG suppliers asked to inspect equipment after fatal shopping mall blast
The industry ministry has reported that leaked gas was ¡°highly likely¡± to have caused the explosion that killed seven people following last week¡¯s powerful earthquake.
A funeral for Kurumi Otake, a store employee at a shopping mall who died after the facility exploded following last week's earthquake, is held in Kumamoto on Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
Two employees were sent back into Kumamoto mall before explosion
At a wake held for one of the two Habita employees who died in the incident, bereaved family members told Habita¡¯s president that they would ¡°never forgive¡± the company.
Cats recover in Hiroshima on Wednesday after their rescue from a cat cafe at an Aeon Mall in the town of Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, following a major earthquake that hit the area the previous day and an explosion that damaged much of the mall.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 31, 2026
Twenty-five cats rescued from Japan mall damaged by earthquake and explosion
Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy and the others were on the ground floor of Aeon Mall in Kumamoto Prefecture when the deadly 7.1 magnitude quake hit on Tuesday.
A general view shows damage to part of the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2026
Wrecked Aeon mall had just reopened for ¡®fresh start¡¯ decade after 2016 quake
The Aeon mall destroyed in a post-quake explosion in southern Japan on Tuesday had just reopened last month.
A damaged bridge is seen in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the region a day earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2026
Kumamoto Prefecture gripped by massive economic fallout after earthquake
A mall and a Nippon Paper Industries¡¯ plant have collapsed, causing fatalities, as factories shut down and communications and transportation remain disrupted in the region.
For Aeon, Kusuri no Aoki represents a potential valuable addition to its strategy of consolidating Â鶹´«Ã½ fragmented retail market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2026
A family fights to keep control of 157-year-old firm in Japan
Kusuri no Aoki, run by two brothers, are fighting for control of the firm with their largest outside shareholders, Aeon and the activist fund Oasis Management.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda (left) and his Komeito counterpart, Tetsuo Saito, announce their coalition's new name, the Centrist Reform Alliance, at a joint news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2026
Komeito and CDP form new party, but doubts linger over political viability
The new party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, has an uninspired name and logo, suggesting a rushed and unconvincing partnership.
Seven & I Holdings¡¯ operating profit in the March-November 2025 period increased by 3.1% year on year to ?325 billion, while Aeon¡¯s rose by 23.1% to ?144.7 billion, according to earnings reports released Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2026
Seven & I and Aeon post operating profit growth in March-November
Seven & I¡¯s operating profit rose 3.1% year on year to ?325 billion while Aeon¡¯s increased by 23.1% to ?144.7 billion.
Drugstore chain Tsuruha will become a subsidiary of major supermarket operator Aeon on Wednesday next week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 8, 2026
Aeon set to make drugstore chain Tsuruha a subsidiary next week
Aeon revised up its consolidated earnings estimates, reflecting the acquisition of Tsuruha.
Supermarket chain Aeon debuted its first yen-denominated bonds targeting individuals this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2025
Japanese firms sell record retail debt as inflation fuels demand
The sales are the latest sign that sticky inflation is causing households to shift more of their $14.3 trillion of financial assets into riskier investments.
Products for a Black Friday sales campaign are lined up at an Ito-Yokado store in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2025
Black Friday sales heating up in Japan as consumers hunt bargains
Supermarkets and other retailers are waging the campaigns in hopes of attracting bargain-hunting consumers, who have turned thrifty amid persistent inflation.
Aeon's My Basket chain is challenging Japan's traditional convenience store model by offering supermarket-level variety at lower costs.
COMMENTARY
Oct 28, 2025
The sleeping retail giant Aeon has a ¡®konbini¡¯ killer
Meet My Basket, the rapidly growing chain of outlets the size of a convenience store, but with the selection of a supermarket.
Seven & I Holdings' market value dipped below Aeon for the first time in two decades, as shares in the operator of 7-Eleven stores languish after Alimentation Couche-Tard abandoned its bid for the company.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2025
Seven & I value eclipsed by Aeon as revamp struggles to impress
Aeon, Â鶹´«Ã½ second-biggest grocery conglomerate, reached a market capitalization of ?5.19 trillion ($35.2 billion) at the close of trading in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tsuruha shareholders approved a merger plan with Welcia, which will result in an effective acquisition by supermarket chain Aeon.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2025
Tsuruha shareholders approve future merger with rival drugstore Welcia
Tsuruha, based in Sapporo, has announced it will integrate its operations with Welcia, the biggest force within the Japanese pharmacy industry, in December.
An Aeon store in Osaka. Aeon, the country¡¯s largest supermarket chain operator, last month said it will launch a tender offer to make Tsuruha a consolidated subsidiary at ?11,400 per share.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2025
Tsuruha shareholders to vote on criticized Aeon merger plan
The chorus reflects rising shareholder activism in Japan in recent years as the country¡¯s governance reforms embolden investors.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
JAPAN
May 14, 2025
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
Major retailer Aeon announced Tuesday it will start selling the ¡°Karoyaka¡± variety of California rice from June 6.
Aeon has released a ?321 ($2.20) frozen bento boxed meal containing peperoncino pasta and a hamburger steak with tomato sauce, which went on sale on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2025
Japan retailers boost own-brand products amid inflation
Private-label products, which retailers develop with manufacturers, can be sold at lower prices than those of name-brand products because of reduced costs.
Aeon launches blended rice "Nisui no Takumi" on Wednesday in the city of Chiba.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2025
Retailer Aeon to sell Japan-U.S. blended rice
Under the name ¡°Nisui no Takumi,¡± the blended rice will be sold from around April 10 at some 2,000 stores across Japan except the Hokkaido and the Tohoku region.
"We sincerely apologize for our failure to promptly stop the spread of unauthorized credit card use and act quickly in our response to customers who suffered damage," President Shunsuke Shirakawa told a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2025
Damage from Aeon card fraud in Japan reaches ?9.9 billion
Such fraudulent transactions have been on the rise since last spring, affecting tens of thousands of Aeon card users.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
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A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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