Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit another record high in 2025, ...

The most recent special on the menu at Almanac, the celebrated bar in Old City, is an egg salad sandwich-inspired cocktail. The base of vodka and shochu had been fat-washed with Japanese kewpie mayo.

Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life, and 7-Eleven is the country’s dominant chain. They are a place to shop, pay bills and gather during disasters. By Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...

Stephen Dacus, head of the chain’s parent company, aims to export its success in Japan, with signature offerings like fresh prepared food. Stephen Dacus, the chief executive of 7-Eleven’s parent ...

A group of tourists follows their guide into the building, where he explains the history and context of what they’re seeing, translating signs from Japanese into English. Wide-eyed in awe, the ...