SOCIETY
“Drop Dead”: Why Harassment By Customers is Spiking in Japan
Why are Japanese customers getting more angry and aggressive? Experts cite two key factors.
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Why Subway is Dying in Japan – and Why Starbucks Keeps Growing
While Subway stores in Japan shutter left and right, Starbucks thrives. Why has the one failed where the other succeeded?
FOOD
The Best Japanese Food Tags on Instagram: A Hashtag Guide
You don't need to know Japanese to appreciate good food. Here are some of the hashtags that people use to post about…
FOOD
Yōshoku: Five Great “Western” Foods To Eat in Japan
Next time you go to Japan, make sure to enjoy these Western-style dishes delivered with a Japanese twist.
NEWS
Hakone’s Curry Bread and Footbath Combo is Selling Like Hotcakes
A unique combination of mouth-watering Japanese bread and natural foot massage is packing them in at a bakery in the popular tourist…
NEWS
$30/Month for Unlimited Booze? Restaurants Find Success with Subscriptions
Would YOU pay $30/month for all you can drink coffee? How about $700 for a month’s supply of steak?
NEWS
Japanese Restaurant Chain Tests Smoking Ban. The Results…?
Nakada Holdings, which runs a chain of kushikatsu (deep-fried meat skewer) restaurants, decided to get a leg up on the law, and…