The tourism ministry plans to urge municipalities and prefectures to allow historic buildings, such as kominka (traditional folk houses), to be used as restaurants or hotels. The ministry will ask governments to set ordinances exempting such buildings from the Building Standards Law as part of ...
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co. is showing off a new gyoza pot sticker restaurant called Gyoza It, which it is targeting at overseas visitors to Japan. "We hope to spread gyoza culture all over the world," Hidetora Yoshimine, president of Ajinomoto Frozen Foods, told a news ...
Japan is witnessing an expansion of businesses catering to solo customers, including restaurants and even karaoke spots targeting patrons who value privacy and minimal human interaction. Some ramen shops and yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurants, which customarily serve families or groups, are switching gears to focus ...
Japanese ramen shops are thriving in Malaysia, where locals are embracing the noodle dish with gusto. Famous Japanese ramen brands have been entering the Malaysian market one after another in recent years following the entry of sushi and shabu shabu hot pot restaurant chains in ...
Since time immemorial, silverware has found a way to walk out of dining rooms. But the golden age of modern restaurant theft occurred in the early 2000s. That's when, as chefs became celebrities and dining out became high theater, well-designed restaurants turned regular customers into ...
The health ministry on Friday decided not to include a pledge to ban smoking in restaurants in its long-term policy on cancer control, yielding to pressure from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to leave the lax regulations intact. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will ...
Understaffed Japanese restaurants and food chains are trying to make their uniforms more stylish to attract more young female workers. B-R 31 Ice Cream Co., the local franchise of American ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins, replaced its uniform in February with a new one designed by ...
Facing pressure from environmentalists and shareholder activists, major U.S. food companies and restaurant chains are moving to limit antibiotics in farm animals raised for meat. Last month, Tyson Foods announced a "no antibiotics ever" pledge for all Tyson-branded chicken products, building on an earlier promise ...
A selection of foreign nationals coping with food allergies in Japan offer tips for visitors to Japan facing the same challenges.
Bowing to pressure from the restaurant industry and the Liberal Democratic Party, the health ministry waters down its indoor smoking ban proposal to exempt small bars.
The health ministry is considering a legal revision banning smoking in public areas to help bring Japan's battle against secondhand smoke in line with the global standard ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The health ministry is considering allowing smoking in small bars, clubs and restaurants as exceptions to anti-smoking regulations that are being contemplated, ministry sources said Wednesday. The move comes after the restaurant industry voiced opposition to a comprehensive smoking ban that may be imposed ahead ...
