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When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it...

When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third. "For us, even a one- or two-yen rise in raw materials costs is tough, so to increase hourly pay by even 10 yen is extremely challenging as we need to generate far more sales," said marketing director Takehiro Ehashi. After a round of internal discussions, Yamada-...

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 11, entitled, "Old-age-induced obesity reversed by a methionine-deficient diet or oral administration of recombinant methioninase-producing Escherichia coli in C57BL/6 mice."

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announced that Four Seasons Pop Down Hong Kong, the fourth in a global series of immersive events, will arrive in Hong Kong on March 30. The excitement will kick-off with an invitation-only event, followed by a two-day consumer activation in the heart of the city’s Central district. Since the launch of the concept in 2017, #FourSeasonsPopDown has transformed unexpected venues in Toronto, Philadelphia and Miami, celebrating world class cuisine, masterful mixolo...

Man walking with plastic bags leads police to marijuana grow house By Tokyo Reporter Staff on December 24, 2020 OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 35-year-old man over the alleged possession and cultivation of marijuana in Osaka City, reports Mainichi Broadcasting System (Dec. 24). On November 11, an officer stopped Yusuke Aoki, a company employee, on a street in Suminoe Ward after seeing him carrying four plastic bags. After the officer discovered marijuana inside at least...