In June of 2020, Ikea opened a new branch in the fashion-focused Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. Launching a new venture at this time was a gamble, since the COVID pandemic was in full force and the ...
The death of downtown is now a familiar refrain. Central business districts (CBDs) in cities around the world—once bustling centers of office work—were hit hard by the pandemic and the shift to remote ...
It’s not a total withdraw, but the chain’s downtown Tokyo footprint is going to get a lot smaller.
As one of the world's biggest cities, Tokyo may seem daunting to first-time visitors, but these neighborhoods make it easy to ...