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 ...

Needless to say, the timeliness of the three events rang a few alarm bells. But Domo Cafe co-founder Andy Sommer wanted to make one thing clear: "In no way are we trying to open a Japanese anything." ...

Writers’ block meets a dead end at one Japanese café. Manuscript Writing Café in Tokyo is welcoming writers facing deadlines, with an agreement that they cannot leave the premises until their work is ...

On my first morning in Tokyo, a barista in a café near Ueno Station served my coffee with a big smile and two short bows. The cashier was just as kind and patient, though I do not speak Japanese.

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 ...

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 ...