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Izakaya operator Watami buys Subway's Japan unit

Miki Watanabe, chairman of Japanese-style pub operator Watami Co., attends a joint press conference with Subway CEO John Chidsey in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2024, after it was announced that Watami has acquired the Japanese unit of the Subway sandwich chain for an undisclosed amount in an effort to diversify its business.

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Izakaya operator Watami buys Subway's Japan unit

Miki Watanabe (R), chairman of Japanese-style pub operator Watami Co., and Subway CEO John Chidsey pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2024, after it was announced that Watami has acquired the Japanese unit of the Subway sandwich chain for an undisclosed amount in an effort to diversify its business.

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Baseball: Hanshin wins Japan Series

A fan jumps into the Dotonbori River in Osaka's Minami district on Nov. 5, 2023, after local baseball team Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series championship. (Kyodo)

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FUN WITH ROBOTS

FUN WITH ROBOTS, Intercollegiate Robot Contest, Robot Contest, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), International Exchange, NEC, Izakaya, International Design Contest, Kanagawa Science Park 5th Anniversary=Date:1994, Place:Kanagawa and Tokyo, JAPAN

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THE FLAVOR OF JAPAN

THE FLAVOR OF JAPAN,soy sauce, soy sauce jug, factory, soy sauce production, Kikkoman, sushi, food, food culture, Japanese food, dining, family, izakaya, sashimi, rice cracker, dumpling, cooking, yakisoba, sukiyaki=Date:1994, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN

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Ultraman-themed 'monster pub' opens in Kawasaki, Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Japanese-style "izakaya" pub featuring monsters and aliens from Japan's iconic Ultraman superhero comic series is shown to the press on March 13, 2014, a day before it officially opens near JR Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, just west of Tokyo. The pub will be open for a limited period of one year.

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Classroom-like bar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Customers drink in the ''science room'' at ''Koshitsu Izakaya 6-Nen 4-Kumi Shibuya Dai-Ichi Bunko'' (Private-Booth Bar: Sixth Grade, Fourth Class in the Shibuya Branch School), a bar featuring booths resembling school classrooms in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, on Sept. 3, 2010.

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More Japanese restaurants hit Asian markets

SINGAPORE, Singapore - People dine at a restaurant in Singapore run by the local arm of Japanese ''izakaya'' bar chain operator Watami Co. in April 2010. Major Japanese restaurant chain operators have been aggressively opening new outlets in other Asian countries.

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Chilean opens Easter Island's 1st Japanese-style restaurant

EASTER ISLAND, Chile - Francisco Xavier sits in a tatami room at his restaurant Izakaya Kotaro on Easter Island, Chile, on Oct. 14, 2009.

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Chilean opens Easter Island's 1st Japanese-style restaurant

EASTER ISLAND, Chile - Francisco Xavier stands in front of his restaurant Izakaya Kotaro on Easter Island, Chile, on Oct. 14, 2009.

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Izakaya adapting to survive social changes

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Kouke, 73, and his family members jointly operate an 'izakaya'' Dharma in the Monzennaka district of Tokyo's Koto Ward. This photo was taken in front of the Japanese-style pub.

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Assisting people released from jail to fit into the society

Photo taken April 16, 2015 shows Hidemori Gen (R), head of a non-profit organization to support those trying to fit into the society, preparing for the opening of a Japanese-style "izakaya" pub in Tokyo with a man who has been released from jail. The NPO is called Nippon Kakekomidera. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

An employee of a Japanese-style "izakaya" pub prepares food for delivery on April 10, 2020, in Tokyo, amid falling demand for eating in restaurants in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Classroom-like bar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Customers drink in the ''science room'' at ''Koshitsu Izakaya 6-Nen 4-Kumi Shibuya Dai-Ichi Bunko'' (Private-Booth Bar: Sixth Grade, Fourth Class in the Shibuya Branch School), a bar featuring booths resembling school classrooms in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, on Sept. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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More Japanese restaurants hit Asian markets

SINGAPORE, Singapore - People dine at a restaurant in Singapore run by the local arm of Japanese ''izakaya'' bar chain operator Watami Co. in April 2010. Major Japanese restaurant chain operators have been aggressively opening new outlets in other Asian countries. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Opening day in Japan

Fans of the Hanshin Tigers watch a game on TV at a Japanese-style izakaya pub in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 19, 2020. Japanese baseball's season began without fans in the stands for the first time amid continued worries over the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A customer is sprayed with hypochlorous acid water at the entrance of Japanese-style "izakaya" pub Kichiri Shinjuku in Tokyo on May 18, 2020, as a measure to prevent coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A customer is sprayed with hypochlorous acid water at the entrance of Japanese-style "izakaya" pub Kichiri Shinjuku in Tokyo on May 18, 2020, as a measure to prevent coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A customer is sprayed with hypochlorous acid water at the entrance of Japanese-style "izakaya" pub Kichiri Shinjuku in Tokyo on May 18, 2020, as a measure to prevent coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chilean opens Easter Island's 1st Japanese-style restaurant

EASTER ISLAND, Chile - Francisco Xavier stands in front of his restaurant Izakaya Kotaro on Easter Island, Chile, on Oct. 14, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Chilean opens Easter Island's 1st Japanese-style restaurant

EASTER ISLAND, Chile - Francisco Xavier sits in a tatami room at his restaurant Izakaya Kotaro on Easter Island, Chile, on Oct. 14, 2009. (Kyodo)