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07/24, Arts Culture Tourism from Tokyo (Coffee-Tei Nominoichi, Ikebukuro)

Recent research shows the Japanese consumer will see the cost of over 30,000food and drink items go up in price by October as retailers seek to protectprofits. Hyper Japan Festival 2023 showcased Japanese culture in London lastFriday, attracting upward of 30,000 people. A government survey last Fridayshowed a marked increase in the number of working women in Japan with a record30.35 million in 2022, compared with 1.22 million five years ago. In Osaka, newsis less promising as a delay in constructing foreign pavilions at the 2025 OsakaKansai Expo site is casting an unsettling shadow over the event with spiralingcosts and controversial appointments. Amid soaring temperatures andunpredictable weather both here and abroad, local weather experts recentlycalled an end to the country’s annual rainy season which usually runs throughJune and early July. NOTEBOOK escaped the worst of the sun for the welcomeseclusion of "Nominoichi", an old coffee shop (or coffee-tei) in Ikebukuro.—Substack: notebookpodcast.substack.comInstagram: @notebook_podTwitter: @notebook_pod—Get in touch: notebook.podcast@gmail.comLeave a message: speakpipe.com/notebook—

NOTEBOOK — Arts Culture Tourism from Tokyo