They don’t have anywhere to go to work after graduation ... It has already run successful pop-up cafes all over Japan, helping awareness and support for the concept grow. Yoshifuji has much ...

The unique cafe experience seemed to impress the internet users as they shared their thoughts on the idea in the comment section.

An curved arrow pointing right. Japan's owl cafés are so popular, you'll need a reservation to visit one. Thanks to La Carmina for sharing photos from her recent visit. Story by Jacob Shamsian ...

The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. Two more are in the works for later this year.

The cafes also let customers cuddle or gaze at strangers for US$6. Photo: Weixin The outlets aim to bring comfort to those who find it difficult to make initimate contact.

Japan's social media-influenced youth have begun romanticizing an unknown vintage past as old-fashioned Showa-era cafes, featuring dimmed lighting and cozy furnishings, gain in popularity. It is a ...

TOKYO (SCMP): So-called Cuddle Cafes in Japan offer emotional companionship by allowing customers to hug with or gaze at strangers. The country’s strict social norms of self restraint and not ...

The Mipig Cafe in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019. Two more are in the works for later this year.