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.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Would you pay to shop in a bookstore? Many in Japan would. Here's why Bunkitsu and other admission-based bookstores are booming.
FOOD
In what some netizens are calling a Christmas Eve tradition, Domino's Japan stores countrywide failed to deliver on their pie promises.
FOOD
Combini chain Family Mart wanted to reduce food loss in its stores. So it did the most Japan thing ever: it created…
SOCIETY
Earth Corporation in Japan kills a lot of insects every year. And every year, they make sure to atone for it.
FOOD
Could standing soba restaurants meet the fate of ramen shops in Japan? Here's why owners are lamenting the so-called 500 yen wall.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Prices continue to climb in Japan while wages remain stagnant, putting many in a rough spot. The government says it wants to…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
The price of everything in Japan is going up lately. Christmas cakes, a holiday staple since Japan's Taisho era, are no exception.…
CULTURE
It seems companies in Japan are more excited about holding end-of-year work parties than people are on attending them. One survey found…