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KFC Japan's 'The American Burgers' include a pile of guilt
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (210+ words) People in Japan are well aware that KFC originated in the U. S. Seeing as how Kentucky doesn't get a lot of international tourists or pop culture attention, though, very few Japanese people have any strong impression of Kentucky Fried Chicken's home…...
Japan's izakaya pubs closing at record pace, failing to attract foreign tourists
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (1821+ words) However, izakaya are in a tough spot in Japan these days, and since the start of the year have been going bankrupt at a faster rate than at any time in nearly the past 40 years, according to a new study....
Ink shortage causes Japan firm to simplify ketchup packaging
2+ week, 2+ day ago (460+ words) Japanese food and beverage maker Kagome Co said Thursday it will begin selling some of its tomato ketchup products in simplified packaging due to a tightening supply of ink caused by the conflict in the Middle East. The new packaging…...
Japanese novelist Koji Suzuki, known for 'Ring' horror trilogy, dies at 68
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (185+ words) Japanese novelist Koji Suzuki, best known for the Ring series of horror novels, died on Friday at a hospital in Tokyo, his publisher said. He was 68. A native of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, Suzuki made his debut with…...
Tabelog's multilingual app solves dining problems for travelers to Japan
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (157+ words) Tabelog, one of Japan's largest restaurant search and reservation services operated by Kakaku. com Inc, has announced that its multilingual smartphone app (i OS/Android) for travelers visiting Japan has reached 2 million downloads in six months. The app also ranked…...
Nissan to cut 10% of European workforce, review sales operations
3+ week, 3+ day ago (159+ words) Nissan Motor Co is planning to cut 900 jobs across Europe, or about 10 percent of its regional workforce, and review some of its sales operations in the region, company officials said. The Japanese automaker is looking to partially close its warehouse…...
Vegetable candy
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (111+ words) Japan Today A Tokyo greengrocer displays bags of mini-tomatoes in yellow, orange, red and green colors. Celebrating Japan's Creative Power Highlights from the CJPF Award Ceremony Earn extra income as a clinical study participant! Help us improve health care in…...
It implies foreigners are potential spies and that kind of message is undesirable.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (546+ words) Constitutional scholar Atsushi Kondo of Meijo University. He was commenting on Mie Prefecture's decision to consider reinstating a nationality requirement that would limit local public service jobs to Japanese citizens. Mie Gov Katsuyuki Ichimi argues the move is a matter…...
Why do you think Japan is scrapping its ban on exporting lethal weapons?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (327+ words) 2) Filling gaps in the free world's production (especially the US bottleneck), and strengthening the free world against its threats. This helps Japan's own security 3) Building up Japan's defense-industrial base, which has, up to now, mainly relied on the very limited…...
Japanese rally against loosened arms export rules
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1699+ words) Protesters gathered in Tokyo on Friday to rally against Japan's decision to ease decades-old arms export curbs, which critics argue erodes the country's post-war pacifist tradition. The new rules permitting the sale of lethal weapons overseas signal a major shift,…...