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The Osaka District Court handed a prison term to a man who appeared in a viral video engaging in unsanitary behavior at a Yoshinoya beef bowl diner.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2024
Man given prison term after food prank at beef bowl diner in Osaka
Ryu Shimazu was found guilty of obstructing business operations and causing property damage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2023
Yoshinoya may tap retirees as drivers when overtime cap hits transport industry
The plan comes amid the Japanese logistics industry's so-called 2024 problem, an expected truck driver shortage due to revised overtime rules.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2023
Two arrested over video of unhygienic acts at Osaka restaurant
The arrests come at a time when restaurant chains including revolving sushi restaurants are fighting to protect their businesses from similar behavior.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2022
Yoshinoya refused to let 'foreign' student attend recruitment event
The company has given similar responses to those who appeared to be foreign applicants without working visas since around January 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022
Beef bowl chain exec fired over sexist gaffe in marketing lecture
The Yoshinoya executive asked students to come up with an attractive marketing strategy that would get 'innocent young girls' hooked on the chain's signature dish as though it were drugs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2019
Japan's consumers and workers struggle to adjust on first day of consumption tax hike
Under a system intended to lighten the burden on low income households, tax rates for foods vary depending on where items are consumed, causing confusion for many.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2019
Japan firms fight the frugal retail psyche with AI-driven pricing and other tricks
After years of soggy inflation and a long reign by Japan's tightfisted shoppers, businesses are adopting new methods to lift prices, from artificial intelligence to simple packaging tweaks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
Japanese firms in Hong Kong concerned protests may escalate as ministry issues warning
The Foreign Ministry's Level 1 travel warning is its weakest, but Japanese financial institutions operating in the international financial hub are growing wary of conducting business there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2019
Japanese fast-food chain Yoshinoya ditches rice for veg with new take on gyūdon beef bowl
Fast-food restaurant operator Yoshinoya Holdings Co. started selling on Thursday a bowl of beef on vegetables, instead of the usual steamed rice, responding to requests from health-conscious people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018
Yoshinoya's first outlet, located in Tsukiji market, to close after 59 years
The first Yoshinoya gyūdon (beef on rice) restaurant, located within Tokyo's Tsukiji wholesale market, will close on Oct. 6, ending a 59-year history, due to the relocation of the market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 24, 2017
What will we eat when all the food runs out?
Last week, the Yukan Fuji (June 20) reported that 20 outlets in the Kappa Sushi conveyor belt sushi chain in east and west Japan are promoting an all-you-can-eat special, with patrons from middle-school age to 64 years charged ¥1,706 (boys and men) or ¥1,490 (girls and women). Seniors over 65 can partake in the same gargantuan feast for just ¥1,058.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2017
Starving for talent, Yoshinoya offers to pay college tuition for student workers
Beef bowl chain Yoshinoya promises to foot the tuition of 10 student employees if they promise to work at the fast-food restaurant for four years after graduation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 23, 2016
Are bargain burgers quickening Japan's deflationary tailspin?
Fast-food lunches in Japan are starting to get cheaper as consumers look to trim their dining expenses, a worrying sign for the central bank as it tries to bring about inflation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EARLY START
Aug 5, 2016
Start your morning with a serving of tradition at these breakfast joints
The Japanese breakfast provides a healthy start to the day. It's rich in vegetables — from both land and sea — often includes fermented foods such as miso soup and pickles, and is rounded out with rice and grilled seafood. Though, it hasn't always been this way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2015
Yoshinoya says study proves 'gyudon' is healthy
Affordable and ubiquitous, gyudon beef-on-rice bowls are a go-to dish for many broke college students and busy businessmen. Those who hesitate are those who think the brown slivers of beef look unhealthy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 28, 2014
No sacred cows in Japan's beef bowl war
Who will triumph in the “gyudon (beef bowl) war” and what started in all? Read all about it in this week's FYI.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2014
Yoshinoya eyes China, U.S. growth
Yoshinoya Holdings Co., a major "gyudon" (beef-on-rice dish) chain, plans to double its U.S. restaurants to about 200 and triple its China outlets to 1,200, President Yasutaka Kawamura said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2013
Yoshinoya to grow rice in Fukushima
Yoshinoya Holdings Co. said Tuesday it will grow rice and vegetables in Fukushima Prefecture through a joint venture with local farmers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 16, 2013
Retailers and restaurants get slippery with unagi prices
Eel is becoming scarce in the wild, but supermarkets are still trying to keep unagi prices down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2013
Yoshinoya slashes beef bowl prices
Yoshinoya Holdings Co. on Thursday cut prices for its mainstay 'gyudon' beef-on-rice bowls to take advantage of eased restrictions on beef imports from the United States.

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