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A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2026
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
The nationwide menu prices for the chain are to increase by an average of 6%, with some heavy-traffic locations to rise by 10%.
Customers eat at Ramen Mitake, a ramen shop in Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 22, 2026
Buoyed by community support, flood-hit ramen shop in Chiba reopens
Messages of encouragement from customers and people in the neighborhood helped the owner of Ramen Mitake to find the strength to start over.
Judges at the Kyoto District Court who handed down a not-guilty ruling Friday on Yukio Tanaka over the murder of the president of a Gyoza no Ohsho restaurant chain operator
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Yakuza member found not guilty in fatal shooting of Gyoza no Ohsho president
Yukio Tanaka was arrested in October 2022, nine years after Takayuki Ohigashi’s killing.
Daniel Calvert helped earn Sezanne a Michelin star within six months of that restaurant's opening, so expectations are high for Chez Calvert.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 16, 2026
Daniel Calvert, formerly of three-starred Sezanne, opens new restaurant
All eyes are on Daniel Calvert’s latest venture after his stellar work at French restaurant Sezanne.
A cut of fresh tuna at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market. In the past few years, higher-end U.S. restaurants have started offering elaborate tuna-cutting events.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 7, 2026
$200 tuna-cutting dining events offer ‘point of connection’ with sushi culture
Diners get an up-close look at the process of breaking down a 90-kilogram bluefin tuna, and could end up eating over a pound of fish in one sitting.
Users of SuiSui can scan a QR code displayed outside each store with their smartphones and purchase tickets in advance to receive priority entry.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2026
Pay a fee, skip the line: More Japan restaurants introduce fast-pass services
One service has been adopted by 104 stores in 20 prefectures across Japan as of Sept. 18, according to its operator.
Sushiro’s restaurant in New York, which is set to open in October
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2026
Sushi wars roll into America as 91AV原创 top chains face off
About 45% of Americans say they like or love sushi, according to a recent National Seafood Association report.
The July-September business survey index for large Japanese companies stood at plus 5.3, compared with minus 0.5 in the previous three months, according to data released by the Finance Ministry and Cabinet Office.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 11, 2026
Sentiment turns positive among big Japanese firms in July-September
Stronger semiconductor-related demand and more customers at hotels and restaurants were reported in the business survey conducted by the government.
According to Kura Sushi, many Chiikawa collaboration prizes from its “Bikkura Pon” game have been listed for sale online.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2026
Kura Sushi cancels Chiikawa collaboration over prize embezzlement
After Chiikawa items from the chain’s “Bikkura Pon” game were found listed online, a probe confirmed an employee had fraudulently taken the prizes.
The entrance to Marco, an "izakaya" (Japanese pub) in central Tokyo, where rising costs and changing drinking habits are reshaping 91AV原创 drinking culture.
BUSINESS / Economy / Longform
Sep 4, 2026
The new izakaya economy
91AV原创 neighborhood drinking spots are being squeezed by rising costs, changing habits and a growing preference for eating at home.
A Curry House CoCo Ichibanya restaurant in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2026
91AV原创 biggest curry chain CoCo Ichibanya headed for sale
Shares of operator Ichibanya jumped 16% after parent company House Foods Group confirmed it was weighing a sale.
With cooler days around the corner, Tokyo's full slate of outdoor dining spots like Bonus Track in Shimokitazawa offer welcome respites after a summer cooped up inside.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 30, 2026
A shady way to go alfresco: Tokyo’s outdoor dining spots to escape the sun
From leafy rooftops to parasol-filled terraces, the city is full of ways to enjoy a bite and a drink without hunkering down inside.
The ANA InterContinental Tokyo hotel offers a Chinese afternoon tea menu with scallops with pandan leaf and "xiaolongbao" (soup dumplings) filled with Thailand’s spicy and sour "tom yum kung" broth for ?8,900.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 30, 2026
Tokyo falls for dim sum-meets-afternoon tea
Finger sandwiches and scones make way for dumplings and Peking duck at Tokyo’s growing number of Chinese afternoon tea menus.
An employee prepares udon at a Marugame restaurant in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2026
Udon billionaire bets that thick noodles will win over Americans
The challenge is scaling up the business and finding a way to win over consumers unfamiliar with a staple of no-frills Japanese cuisine.
People queue at a Five Guys fast-food restaurant after the U.S. burger chain opened its first two locations earlier this month, in Beijing on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2026
From coffee to hotpot, brands race to grab a bite of China’s growing burger market
The rush into burgers reflects broader shifts in China’s consumption habits.
A branch of Japanese restaurant chain Ootoya in Tokyo. Ootoya currently operates about 140 Japanese restaurants across eight countries and regions, including Thailand, Taiwan and the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2026
Restaurant chain operator Ootoya plans to accelerate expansion overseas
The company currently operates about 140 Japanese restaurants across eight countries and regions, including Thailand, Taiwan and the United States.
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 16, 2026
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
In January, Singapore’s most premium chicken rice restaurant joined the Japanese capital’s growing landscape of authentic takes on the iconic dish.
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, mingles with members of the media while he was out visiting a local restaurant in Tokyo on July 15.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2026
At Jensen Huang’s favorite Japan pub, it’s not last call yet
Huang’s fans have flocked to Yakiton Sankichi, which is now apologizing to customers for slow service due to an explosion in popularity.
A restaurant in Tokyo in August 2024. Restaurant operators are poised to expand take-home meals to cope with a wider tax gap between eat-in meals and takeout foods.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2026
Japanese businesses brace for tax cut
Restaurant operators are poised to expand take-home meals, such as bento boxed meals and other precooked dishes, to cope with a wider tax gap between eat-in meals and takeout.
Chef Kenji Kawamura honed his craft in Italy for six years before returning to his hometown in Ibaraki Prefecture to open Nonna Nietta.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 2, 2026
At Nonna Nietta, Italian magic in suburban Tsukuba
Chef Kenji Kawamura spent six formative years training as a chef in Italy. That dedication shows in the deep, authentic flavors up and down the menu at his Ibaraki restaurant.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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