FOOD
Record Number of Ramen Shops Go Bankrupt in Japan in 2024
A record 72 shops went bankrupt in Japan this year thanks to a combination of rising prices and the so-called "1000 yen…
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FOOD
ENTERTAINMENT
Japanese Company Will Close After CEO Criticizes Boy Band on Social Media
A small cosmetics company in Japan was using its official account to attack the band number_i, as well as McDonald's and Suntory.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
McDonald’s Japan Runs Ad in Forged Edo-Era Script of the Gods
McDonald's Japan's latest social media ad campaign harkens back to claims that Japan had a pre-Chinese writing system.
TRAVEL
Nagano’s Ski Slopes Can’t Accommodate The Tourist Demand
Heading to Japan for skiing this winter? Good luck - ski lodges in Nagano Prefecture are dwindling rapidly.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Why This Bookstore in Tokyo is Charging Admission
Would you pay to shop in a bookstore? Many in Japan would. Here's why Bunkitsu and other admission-based bookstores are booming.
FOOD
Domino’s Japan Once Again Stiffed Christmas Eve Pizza Eaters
In what some netizens are calling a Christmas Eve tradition, Domino's Japan stores countrywide failed to deliver on their pie promises.
FOOD
Family Mart Says Cute “Save Me!” Onigiri Mascot Reduced Food Loss
Konbini chain Family Mart wanted to reduce food loss in its stores. So it did the most Japan thing ever: it created…
SOCIETY
Japanese Chemical Company Holds Memorial for Murdered Bugs
Earth Corporation in Japan kills a lot of insects every year. And every year, they make sure to atone for it.