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I’ve been a huge fan of Japanese food ever since I was a kid, but as an adult, for some reason I never prioritized visiting the country until January of 2019, when a job with a Japanese company hired ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday his country does not intend to make major concessions in its trade talks ...
TOKYO -- South Korea's Hyundai Motor on Friday began a test-drive campaign with Japanese convenience store FamilyMart, aiming to draw on the retail chain's familiarity among local consumers as way ...
Local grocery stores are a great way to enjoy seasonal and artisan produce while supporting small businesses. Here's our selection of some you shouldn't miss.
We shouldn’t be surprised by Molson Coors’ announcement, higher-octane beers are just selling better right now, as are the single 19.2-ounce cans that dominate convenience stores. Here’s the deal… On ...
Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against an American man arrested in March for alleged possession of a firearm after bringing a handgun and ammunition in his luggage into Japan and passing ...
The new store will be the first in the U.S. to feature Daiso's brands Standard Products and Threeppy brands. Daiso, a Japanese retailer of clothes, toys and other merchandise, will open its sixth ...
A popular Japanese restaurant chain has closed nearly all of its 2,000 stores for cleaning this week, after a rat and a bug were found in its food. Sukiya, the country’s largest chain serving ...
(Reuters/Toru Hanai/File Photo) TOKYO — Japan’s fast-food chain Sukiya will shut nearly all of its roughly 2,000 stores nationwide for four days from Monday following recent incidents of customers ...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The popular Japanese retail chain Daiso is making its way to Colorado, which includes a record-breaking debut in Fort Collins. The new store there drew customers from ...
An American former executive of a large Japanese brokerage who has been criminally charged in Japan asked a court to rule him innocent, and said the outcome of his trial will have bearings on the ...
FUKUOKA -- A 48-year-old woman in Fukuoka Prefecture was arrested March 27 for allegedly stealing some 160 items including sugar placed besides the self-service coffee machine at a convenience store.