Tokyo has a thriving café scene with trendy ... National Stadium or Shibuya Scramble Square. Wakuni Shoten, a new cafe showcasing the work of sheet metal artisans, illustrates his vision for ...

While visiting Tokyo, event host, writer, traveler and Laughing Squid friend Nick Gray came across the mipig cafe in Harajuku, a comfortable place where he was able to hang out with all sorts of ...

Shortly after a cafe in Chofu in western Tokyo opened on a recent day at noon, customers occupied all six tables. "Welcome. What would you like to order?" an apron-clad Toshio Morita asked with ...

Tokyo is one of the world's top food cities. Not only do we possess the most number of Michelin stars in the world, we are also home to the best restaurant and pizza in Asia. However, it's not ...

From her home in Hyogo Prefecture she operated a robot that acted as her avatar to serve customers at a cafe in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward from Jan. 16 to 24. Operators of the OriHime-D humanoid robots ...

TOKYO: At a Tokyo cafe, Michio Imai greets a customer, but not in person. He’s hundreds of kilometres away, operating a robot waiter as part of an experiment in inclusive employment. Dawn cafe ...

GO HERE: to pay homage to one of Tokyo’s most venerated coffeehouses. The owner Ichiro Sekiguchi is over 100 years old, but his shop is as relevant and interesting today as it was when it opened ...

This long-term commitment separates Tokyo from the other great dining cities in the world, and it has fostered a lot of continuity in the restaurant scene; some of the earliest restaurants in ...

It was a Françoise Hardy song that inspired designer Rei Kawakubo to set up Comme des Garçons in 1960s Japan. Functionality and convenience are central to Proteca. Every piece is not only fit for ...

Pocket-sized sushi restaurants, old-school Tokyo-style cafes, and affordable delis with build-your-own bentos are just the ...