Tokyo Market Reborn as Haru | Richmond News

Richmond News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 24, 2026 · 1m

Tokyo Market is reborn as Haru: Japanese and Korean Market, set to reopen under new ownership in late August or early September. The beloved Carytown staple, shuttered in July after founder Chong Akiba’s unexpected passing last December, is now run by Kim Cho—who knew Akiba personally and bought the building to preserve the legacy. Cho is keeping all the familiar Japanese goods while expanding into Korean products like skincare, reflecting the market’s bilingual spirit with its new name “Haru,” meaning spring and day-by-day in both languages. Inside and out, the space is being fully renovated…