TOKYO - The 85-year-old server was eager to kick off his shift, welcoming customers into the restaurant with a hearty greeting: "Irasshaimase!" or "Welcome!" But when it came time to take their orders ...
TOKYO — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. “It was wonderful. Very relaxing ...
A cafe in Japan is letting clients dress as maids and serve staff acting as customers for $25. The quirky concept has gone ...
On Thursday, SoftBank Robotics opened the Pepper PARLOR, a cafe where three different types of robots work alongside human staff to serve and entertain customers. "[The] aim is to create a space where ...
A Japanese cafe provides the unique service of pressuring writers into meeting their deadlines. Customers can choose, "mild," "regular," or "hard" modes and fill in their work goals upon arrival. On ...
The Attack On Titan comics, and resulting anime and movies, are huge in Japan. People love it, and the antagonists: big creepy looking giants with huge grins, are scary and perfect for VR. Alas, it ...
“It was wonderful. Very relaxing and enjoyable,” said Brad Loomis, a software engineer from Pullman, Washington, after visiting Tokyo’s Mipig Café with his 21-year-old daughter, Paige. They were among ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — First there were cafés that ...