During their adventures, they encounter and befriend playful forest spirits, most notably the massive cuddly creature known as Totoro. Hayao Miyazaki: Japan's godfather of animation Studio Ghibli ...

Their most popular item is their Totoro-shaped cream puffs, and there’s a Halloween Totoro dessert on the way. In Japan, a lot of confectioners take Halloween as an opportunity to create pumpkin ...

Restaurant chain operator Watami Co. announced it has acquired the Japanese arm of U.S. sandwich chain Subway. Subway currently operates 178 outlets in Japan, but Watami plans to expand that ...

The company will be promoting its recycling-based sixth-industry model. Watami Corporation Limited has acquired an interest ...

Watami is buying the operator of the Subway sandwich chain in Japan as it seeks to branch out from its portfolio of izakaya-style restaurants and take on fast food rival McDonald’s Holdings Japan.

Japanese-style pub operator Watami has announced the acquisition of Subway Japan in a strategic move to diversify its portfolio. The Tokyo-based izakaya [a traditional Japanese bar where alcoholic ...

WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--The left ear of “Totoro-iwa” (Totoro rock), a hugely popular sightseeing spot here, has gone missing. But vandalism is not suspected. Officials say the most ...

On my first trip to Tokyo, Japan, I took the subway from Haneda airport to my hotel in Shibuya with hardly a hiccup. The subway, which has operated since 1927, has had nearly 100 years to perfect ...