Japan's role-reversal cafe lets customers dress as maids and serve staff for $25: 'Most interesting event in the world'

A cafe in Japan is letting clients dress as maids and serve staff acting as customers for $25. The quirky concept has gone ...
Yahoo

At Japan's dementia cafes, forgotten orders are all part of the service

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 ...
Untapped Cities

Café du Monde Abroad – Beignets in Japan

Japan is familiar with foreign franchises. McDonald’s arrived in 1971 (PDF) and began like many chains as a high-end fad (in Ginza, nonetheless) before becoming a ubiquitous part of local culture. One ...
CNN

Vitamin cafes: Japan's latest health injection

These intravenous vitamin "drips" are part of the latest quick-fix, health fad catching on in Japan: the IV cafe. Each drip pack contains saline solution and specific vitamins and ...
Palo Alto Weekly

A Japanese marketplace and full-service restaurant concept is coming to Palo Alto

The brunch menu at Yutori’s full-service restaurant will include traditional Japanese breakfast. Courtesy Yutori. Grab a bento box and matcha latte to go, peruse a marketplace with Japanese ceramics ...
Eater

A Semi-Secret Japanese Coffee Hangout With Immaculate Vibes Opens in Chinatown

A new hidden cafe is bringing a taste of Japanese coffee culture to Chinatown. Kissaten Corazon, which opened June 28, serves coffee, Japanese egg sandwiches, and more in a vintage-inspired space ...