Hit by pandemic, Japan restaurant chains begin offering two brands in one store
Operators hope the two-in-one approach will help them recover lost ground by making their stores more appealing to customers while keeping business investment costs low.
Major conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi Inc. has launched at some of its domestic stores a system allowing customers to dine without interacting at all with staff personnel. An outlet in Osaka on Friday introduced the system, which is aimed at reducing the risk ...
Singing, eating and drinking sprays 14 times more droplets than speech
"We hope to use the data … to support the compilation of measures against the novel coronavirus," said Professor Akiyoshi Iida, who led the study.
Supercomputer-developed face shields may offer lifeline for Japan's restaurant industry
Using the Fugaku supercomputer, the world's fastest, a consortium of Japanese researchers has developed a wrap-around face shield that can more effectively block airborne droplets and reduce exposure to the coronavirus for diners at pubs and restaurants. With many restaurants struggling to make ends meet ...
Spice Lab Tokyo: Defying expectations of Indian-Japanese fusion cuisine
How does executive chef Tejas Sovani balance the maximalist complexity of Indian recipes with Japanese cuisine’s understated grace?
Restaurant group Yoshinoya Holdings Co. said Friday that it suffered its largest March-August net loss since its listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section in 2000. For the first half of its current business year, Yoshinoya Holdings, best known for its gyūdon (beef bowl) ...
Top Japanese chef killed himself after sexual assault allegations, family says
His family says that Sekine “got caught in a violent spiral of depression” after he became the target of “false and malicious gossip” on social media.
Australian restaurateur behind Suga's favorite pancakes hopes to cook at PM's place
"I trust someone who enjoys their food, and especially enjoys their pancakes," restaurateur Bill Granger said.
Tokyo to ease voluntary measures on dining and travel as infections slow
Separately, the central government is reportedly weighing a plan to raise attendance limits at music and sporting events to 20,000 spectators.
Colowide succeeds in hostile takeover bid for competitor Ootoya
Izakaya pub operator Colowide plans to replace more than half of the board at Ootoya, which had opposed the takeover bid amid concerns changes will lower food quality.
Japan's Go To Eat campaign gets conditional OK to start this month
Government push to support eateries to be limited to prefectures where the severity of the coronavirus pandemic remains low.
Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the world's largest, taking outsized hit from pandemic
Businesses had hoped for more activity after the end of the state of emergency in late May, but big events have remained on hold and restaurants are struggling.
