The data and analysis behind Japan’s ¥160 trillion retail market.
Current market data, sector guides and expert analysis on Japanese retail and consumer markets — from the team behind JapanConsuming, the leading source of intelligence on Japanese retailing for 25 years.
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Japan is the world’s most sophisticated retail market.
Retail data collated and curated with our unique insights.
Current, sourced data
Dashboards and figures built from METI statistics, company filings and the Japanese trade press — updated monthly, sourced transparently, and presented in English.
Sector-by-sector introductions
Free overviews of every major retail channel — market size, leading players and key trends — each derived from full, in-depth premium guides from JapanConsuming.
25 years of insight
JapanConsuming has briefed global retailers, brands and investors on Japanese consumer markets since 2000. RetailJapan puts that expertise online.
Every major channel in Japanese retail
Concise, current introductions to each channel — free to read, with the full premium market guides available from JapanConsuming.
Market Overview
The complete picture: market size, channels and the forces reshaping Japanese retail.
Read the overviewDepartment Stores
Luxury, inbound tourism and the reinvention of Japan’s oldest retailers.
Read the overviewConvenience Stores
Inside the world’s densest convenience market and its three dominant chains.
Read the overviewDrugstores
Japan’s fastest-growing store-based channel and its push into food.
Read the overviewSupermarkets & Food Retail
Consolidation and the fight for Japan’s food basket.
Read the overviewE-Commerce & Online
Marketplaces, D2C and Japan’s distinctive online economy.
Read the overviewFashion Retail in Japan
From fast fashion to luxury in a discerning apparel market.
Read the overviewShopping Malls
Developers, footfall and the future of physical destinations.
Read the overviewDIY Retail in Japan
DIY, hardware and Japan’s quiet big-box channel.
Read the overviewConsumer Markets
Demographics, household spending and behaviour.
Read the overviewElectronics Retail
Big-box electronics and the omnichannel shift.
Read the overviewInteractive dashboards, updated with every METI release
- Retail formats — sales & growth by channel
- Department stores — YoY and category detail
- Convenience stores — chains, stores, spend
- Online & e-commerce trends
- Prices & consumer spending
Built on JapanConsuming — the premium monthly report on Japanese retail
For 25 years, JapanConsuming has been the reference source on Japanese retail and consumer markets for global retailers, brands, and investors. RetailJapan is its data-driven sister publication.
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