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50th anniversary of Mister Donut's operation in Japan

Photo taken July 13, 2020, shows a panel looking back at the 50-year history of fast-food franchise Mister Donut's operations in Japan at the chain's first shop in the country in Minoo, Osaka Prefecture. Duskin Co., the U.S.-born franchise's Japanese operator, decided to launch a doughnut business in Japan in 1970 and opened its first shop in the western Japan city in April 1971.

50th anniversary of Mister Donut's operation in Japan

Ririka Abo, who heads fast-food franchise Mister Donut's outlet in Minoo, Osaka Prefecture, poses for a photo at the shop on July 13, 2020. Duskin Co., the U.S.-born franchise's Japanese operator, decided to launch a doughnut business in Japan in 1970 and opened its first shop in the western Japan city in April 1971.

Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. While conversing with customers, the operators move Orihime with their personal computers or smart phones and also input orders. The order is transferred to the store via the Internet and the order is completed. The operator, Hiroto Takehisa, 19, a resident of Osaka Prefecture, said, "The operation is not difficult. I will have fun while doing it. The experiment will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays until the end of August. Based on the results of this experiment, Moss Food Service plans to conduct other experiments within fiscal 2020, including drive-through order handling and meal delivery operations using self-propelled robots. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Kansai Electric President Takashi Morimoto

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Takashi Morimoto speaks at a press conference following a shareholder meeting in Osaka on June 25, 2020. The company appointed Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former head of the Japan Business Federation, as its new chairman to regain public trust following a scandal in which a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants was found to have bribed company executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kansai Electric President Takashi Morimoto

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Takashi Morimoto (C) bows at the end of a press conference held following a shareholder meeting in Osaka on June 25, 2020. The company appointed Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former head of the Japan Business Federation, as its new chairman to regain public trust following a scandal in which a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants was found to have bribed company executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kansai Electric President Takashi Morimoto

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Takashi Morimoto (C) speaks at a press conference following a shareholder meeting in Osaka on June 25, 2020. The company appointed Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former head of the Japan Business Federation, as its new chairman to regain public trust following a scandal in which a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants was found to have bribed company executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kansai Electric President Takashi Morimoto

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Takashi Morimoto (R) speaks at a press conference following a shareholder meeting in Osaka on June 25, 2020. The company appointed Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former head of the Japan Business Federation, as its new chairman to regain public trust following a scandal in which a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants was found to have bribed company executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kansai Electric President Takashi Morimoto

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Takashi Morimoto (2nd from L) speaks at a press conference following a shareholder meeting in Osaka on June 25, 2020. The company appointed Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former head of the Japan Business Federation, as its new chairman to regain public trust following a scandal in which a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants was found to have bribed company executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kansai Electric President Takashi Morimoto

Kansai Electric Power Co. President Takashi Morimoto speaks at a press conference following a shareholder meeting in Osaka on June 25, 2020. The company appointed Sadayuki Sakakibara, a former head of the Japan Business Federation, as its new chairman to regain public trust following a scandal in which a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants was found to have bribed company executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rakuten probed over free shipping policy

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 10, 2020, shows the head office building of Japanese online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. in Tokyo. The Japan Fair Trade Commission searched the office in Tokyo the same day over its plan to make marketplace tenants shoulder the cost of its proposed free shipping service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Scandal-hit Senba Kitcho seeks court protection

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 16 shows the head store of upmarket Japanese-style ''ryotei'' restaurant operator Senba Kitcho K.K. The operator filed the same day for court protection from creditors amid suspension of its business in the wake of a food mislabeling scandal. (Kyodo)

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