Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Calling someone a pig isn't really an insult in these cafés because that's exactly what its residents are. The Mipig Café in ...

Cafes are a great place to have a cup of coffee, talk, and relax. Sofas are nice and all, but the world’s cafes really need to take a lesson from a handful of Japanese cafes: Hammocks. In Japan, there ...

Cafes and tea shops in Japan are exclusively hiring people over the age of 70 to help combat the loneliness epidemic.

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 ...

Kissaten—retro-style cafés—are a beloved part of Japanese dining culture, with a dedicated following. Step into any kissaten—Japanese retro-style cafes—and you're immediately hit with the strong smell ...

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 ...

Internet cafes dot the Japanese urban landscape and offer a moment of pause for regular folks. Ditto for criminals. Sure, internet cafes in Japan have game consoles and DVD players, but they also have ...

Hatsuzakura, a new Japanese cafe in University Heights, is serving comfort foods true to the Kissaten or Japanese tea house style. “People who have been to Kissatens in Japan and have (visited ...

For anyone too shy to speak with other humans, Japan has invented another way to find friends. Cat cafés, yes you read that correctly, are springing up in Japan as havens for cat lovers looking to ...

Today, more and more conceptual cafes are popping up in major cities. There are those where you can sip matcha while making pottery. And others where you can enjoy the essential avocado toast in total ...