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Watami CEO Miki Watanabe (right) during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2024
Izakaya chain buys Subway Japan in challenge to McDonald’s
The Subway franchise has historically struggled to gain footing in the Japanese market, with just 178 locations compared to nearly 3,000 for McDonald’s.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020
Bar and restaurant chain Watami to close all seven directly run eateries in mainland China
Bar and restaurant chain Watami Co. said Wednesday that it will close all seven directly run Watami brand eateries in mainland China in spring in the wake of the widespread outbreak of pneumonia blamed on a new strain of coronavirus in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
May 9, 2015
Stores struggle to adjust in a shrinking Japan
From McDonald’s to izakayas and konbinis, food outlets are learning the hard way that as 91AV原创 population drops, so will consumption.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2014
Electricity gold rush heralds end for monopolies
Watami Co., a restaurant chain known best as a hangout for salarymen, is getting into the business of selling power — and it isn’t alone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 23, 2013
‘Black’ firms exploit staff, ‘black’ state taxes them
Burakku kigyu014d’ refers to companies where management has no desire to reward workers, and where labor laws are intentionally violated. Wages tend to be low, working hours long — with unpaid overtime — and employees are often subjected to ‘power harassment’ at the hands of their supervisors.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 13, 2013
‘Black’ business tales cast shadow on candidate
Elections for the House of Councillors will be held a week from today. The election is being billed as historic in that candidates are permitted to appeal to voters via the Internet.
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.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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