Citing his age, Ken Watanabe closed a cafe he established in 2013 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, which was deeply affected by a tsunami from the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/ken-watanabe-cafe-closes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kenwatanabe #cafes #earthquakes #tohoku #311 #miyagi
“What I love is the way life back (during the Heisei Era) seemed full of energy — almost to excess. It was messy, blingy, over the top. It carried this feeling of: ‘I’m doing things my way. Got a problem with that?’” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/06/lifestyle/heisei-retro-gen-z-fashion-cafe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #heisei #showa #cafes #japanesefashion
A 17-year-old high school student in Osaka has been arrested for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack on the operator of an internet cafe chain with a program he created using ChatGPT. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/japan/crime-legal/police-arrest-cyberattack-net-cafe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #cybersecurity #hacking #internet #cafes #osaka #ai
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> I hear you on the high price in a cafe
I don't mind splashing out if it gets me a better feed than I could make at home. I don't usually namedrop businesses here, but there's a place called Hayes Common (by Wellington St beach, just north of Hamilton Gardens) that does an excellent vegan cooked breakfast that's well worth the $30 they charge. There is even more than one vegan breakfast option on the menu!
Named after an ape, Nakano's new Thai eatery, which takes over a cafe in the evening, is your answer to real Thai food that doesn’t hold back on the heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/06/29/food-drink/thai-restaurant-in-nakano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #snacks #cafes #thai #alcohol