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 ...

On April 23, 1999, Yoshiami Abe, a 74-year-old Fukuoka rice farmer, stood in suit and tie in front of a large Costco sign. As he greeted customers who’d come for Costco Japan’s grand opening, he ...

MEIWA, Japan >> When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic ...

STORY: When a branch of Costco opened last year in a small country town north of Tokyo, it caused ripples across the local economy - and, maybe, right across Japan. Because the U.S. retail giant was ...

As a Japanese nutritionist living in the U.S., I love shopping for traditional foods that I grew up eating, such as seaweed, beans, matcha, multigrain rice, and sweet potatoes. I sometimes go to ...

Start with the bulgogi bake and end with some Hokkaido soft serve. If you already think your local Costco’s food court alone is worth a trip to the grocery store — where you can snag cheesy Chicken ...

When you see the words "Japanese A5 Wagyu" on a Costco label, skepticism might kick in. After all, this is the same store where you can buy a 72-pack of muffins and a kayak in one trip. However, when ...

The Fair Trade Commission issued a warning to the Japanese arm of Costco Wholesale Corp. for forcing subcontractors to lower prices for special sales events and failing to properly pay them for the ...

MEIWA, Japan (Reuters) - When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took ...