OSHU CITY, Japan — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and ...

Japan’s beauty salon industry is facing an unprecedented crisis, with a record 235 salons shutting down in 2025, up from 215 bankruptcies the previous year. Reports suggest the average lifespan of a ...

It’s pretty dire straits for a lot of businesses these days, but hair salons in Japan seem to be especially feeling the heat. Last year saw the highest-ever number of salons filing for bankruptcy at ...