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CAFES

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 21, 2023
Half-farming, half-anything: Japan’s rural lifestyle revolution
Leaving Japan's suffocating metropolises behind is as simple as a passion, a modest profit and plot of land.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 26, 2022
Ojizo Coffee is brewing up a plan to give back to the community
One couple sees ethical cafe culture as being a part of the rehabilitation of those who are afflicted by societal ills.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 20, 2022
Parklet’s bread and breakfasts bring a taste of California to Nihonbashi
Parklet is a bakery and cafe with a West Coast vibe. Standouts on the menu include its fruit bread and several creative spreads for your morning slice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 12, 2021
Shozo Street is ‘sacred ground’ for cafe lovers
The town of Kuroiso might seem an unlikely candidate for one of Japan's top coffee destinations. But Shozo Kikuchi has kicked off 30 years of community revitalization, one cafe at a time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 16, 2021
Stories that cater to the soul, the intellect and the stomach
Examining the challenges facing Soka Gakkai, a new teen comic book hero and coffee franchises nationwide amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 10, 2021
A ‘new wind is blowing’ for Japan’s coffee culture
Japan's kissaten and coffee shops are no strangers to social change. COVID-19 is pushing both shops and their customers into digital-driven habits.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2020
Starbucks shuts half of its China stores amid virus outbreak
Starbucks Corp. has closed more than half of its mainland China locations because of a viral outbreak that has disrupted lives in the coffee chain's most important growth market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 21, 2019
Cat cafe operators in Japan seek to end stigma with a fresh approach
Cat cafes have come under increased scrutiny in recent years, with animal rights groups criticizing some establishments for their allegedly shady practices and ethics. 
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 2, 2019
Portals of the past: Peering into Tokyo's traditional kissaten coffee shops
"Sorry, we're full," I hear someone say as I open the door to Ladrio, a pre-eminent kissaten (traditional coffee shop) situated in a tumbledown alley in Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2019
Nightlife spots off Japan's beaten tourist track seek to lure in foreign visitors
At around 10 p.m. on a Thursday in early August, foot traffic at a dining and drinking district only one stop from Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station was unexpectedly sparse despite warm summer weather — ideal conditions for a cold beverage, or two.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2018
Cafes offer students 'virtual' workday experiences
Some cafes are offering college students simulated experiences of everyday life at work in a company, using virtual reality technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 29, 2018
Tokyo's internet cafe 'refugees' number 4,000, survey says
People without a stable residence are finding succor in the hundreds of net cafes across the capital that stay open 24 hours a day.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2017
Cafe Antique: A modern take on the best of classic kissaten
Like most independent cafes and kissaten (Japanese coffee shops), Cafe Antique is a labor of love for owner and chef Tatsuya Iwasaki.

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