‘Grocerant’ store-restaurant hybrids gaining ground in Japan

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Shoppers in Japan are increasingly eating at “grocerants,” the in-store supermarket eateries that first appeared in the United States, which sell freshly cooked meals made with ingredients sold on the premises. The fusion concept provides economies of scale by sharing food items among the grocery section and restaurant divisions of the same shops, while dishes […]

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‘Easy on the fries!’, Japan scientists tell hopeful bald people

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Japanese scientists have warned that eating french fries will not cure baldness, after research was published suggesting that chemicals used in cooking fried potatoes could help fight hair loss. A research team at Yokohama National University succeeded in producing clusters of 5,000 hair follicle germs (HFGs), the base organs that produce hair, with the aid

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Self-parking Slippers Entertain Guests in Japan

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Visitors to Japan can now experience semi-autonomous parking technology within the realms of their accommodation; in the furniture, the floor cushions, and even the slippers. While otherwise similar in appearance to any other traditional inn, known in Japan as a ryokan, the ProPILOT Ryokan in Yokohama is putting Nissan’s technology to some more unusual uses.

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