You can sell North Korean food in South Korea. But you're likely to get into trouble if you decorate your restaurant with pictures seen as praising North Korea. Authorities say the owner of a restaurant under construction in Seoul "voluntarily" removed signs with images of ...
McDonald's Japan to keep prices the same for eat-in and takeout even after consumption tax hike
McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Tuesday that it will unify tax-included prices for eat-in and takeout when the country's consumption tax is raised from 8 percent to 10 percent on Oct. 1. The decision was aimed at keeping things simple for customers, the hamburger chain said. Beginning ...
Ordinance on barrier-free hotel rooms takes effect in Tokyo ahead of 2020 Games
An ordinance takes effect that is expected to boost the number of hotel rooms in the capital accessible by disabled and elderly people ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
When it comes to foreign hires, restaurant chains in Japan's Chubu region are taking a long view
Amid a continuing labor shortage in the food service industry, major restaurant chains in the Chubu region are hiring an increasing number of foreign workers who have just graduated from universities in Japan. The firms are hiring them not as short-term, part-time workers but as ...
Nightlife spots off Japan's beaten tourist track seek to lure in foreign visitors
At around 10 p.m. on a Thursday in early August, foot traffic at a dining and drinking district only one stop from Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station was unexpectedly sparse despite warm summer weather — ideal conditions for a cold beverage, or two. Across streetcar tracks and ...
A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at being made to wait for a sandwich, a source close to the investigation said Saturday. The waiter's colleagues called police after he was shot in the shoulder with ...
Japan's leading conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro debuts in Hong Kong
Leading Japanese conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro has debuted in Hong Kong as part of its global expansion, tapping big data analysis in an effort to meet fast-moving consumer demand. The first Hong Kong outlet opened at the Nathan Square commercial complex in the busy shopping ...
Restaurants in Japan serving up fresh concepts with socially aware approach
The restaurant industry may be known for its cutthroat competition, but a few establishments in Japan have started to take a more socially aware approach to winning the hearts of customers. At a restaurant in central Tokyo, owner Sekai Kobayashi has drawn ideas from the ...
U.S. unit of Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain Kura Sushi makes Nasdaq debut
Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain Kura Sushi Inc.'s U.S. unit made a firm debut Thursday on the Nasdaq market, its shares ending above $19 after rising from its initial public offering price of $14. The parent company said Kura Sushi USA Inc. aims to expand ...
Tax on takeout food and nonalcoholic drinks in Japan to remain at 8 percent
Food eaten while walking or on public benches at amusement parks will be subject to a lower tax rate than food eaten in stores after the planned consumption tax hike in October, according to guidelines revised by the National Tax Agency on Thursday. The consumption ...
New visas won't help Japan's restaurants stay staffed unless hours and pay improve: experts
Foreign resident Kim Min-joong is expecting his working holiday visa to soon be replaced by a new type Japan introduced in April to bring in more workers. "Two years in school are not enough to master Japanese cuisine. Thanks to the revised law, I believe ...
Kitchen disruption on the horizon as tech firms add AI, big data to food production
Looking for that perfect recipe, or a new flavor combination that delights the senses? Increasingly, players in the food industry are embracing artificial intelligence to better understand the dynamics of flavor, aroma and other factors that go into making a food product a success. Earlier this ...
