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[ad_1] Snow crunches beneath his boots as chef Toshiya Ikehata’s weary eyes peer through the backdoor into the kitchen, where custard-filled ramekins lay broken on the floor and metal racks are toppled over. He lets out a deep sigh, his breath visible in the frigid air, as he stands under frozen persimmons dangling from thin branches. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Japan's supermarket sales in 2023 rose 2.4% from the previous year on a same-store basis, increasing for the fourth consecutive year on price hikes for food items and post-pandemic rises in travel and outdoor goods demand, an industry body said Tuesday. Sales at all supermarkets totaled ¥13.56 trillion ($91.9 billion), with price hikes in food items boosting overall sales despite shoppers buying fewer items, according to the Japan Chain […]

[ad_1] Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto on Monday sued Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine, seeking ¥550 million for defamation over a report concerning sexual assault allegations against him. According to Matsumoto’s lawyer, he is suing the publisher and Shukan Bunshun's editor in chief over an article that was published in the magazine and online on Dec. 27. The article detailed sexual assault allegations brought forward […]