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A record 72 shops went bankrupt in Japan this year thanks to a combination of rising prices and the so-called "1000 yen wall."
Tonkatsu is under attack - by high cabbage prices. A bad haul has sent prices for the critical veggie spiraling up to historic new highs.
Every year, more people in Japan die from choking on mochi, the country's famous chewy rice treat, than die in automobile accidents.
Saizeriya, Japan's famous Italian-esque restaurant chain, is losing its first-ever store in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture.
In what some netizens are calling a Christmas Eve tradition, Domino's Japan stores countrywide failed to deliver on their pie promises.
Combini chain Family Mart wanted to reduce food loss in its stores. So it did the most Japan thing ever: it created a mascot.
Nissin's Cup Noodle released a new product for eating its signature junk food - and made a hard-to-translate Japanese pun at the same time.
Could standing soba restaurants meet the fate of ramen shops in Japan? Here's why owners are lamenting the so-called 500 yen wall.

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