KYOTO, Japan >> In Japan, university cafeterias have traditionally served students affordable meals. But due to the sharp rise in food costs, cafeterias have been forced to increase prices. The impact ...

Suehiro Cafe, a historic Japanese restaurant in Little Tokyo, shuttered its doors Jan. 9 after months of eviction threats from landlord Anthony Sperl. Kenji Suzuki’s mother and aunt opened the cafe ...

Chicken cutlet with cheese and shiso sandwich ($14) at Kitchen Therapy in San Bruno. Courtesy Kitchen Therapy. Hakko: It’s the Japanese word for fermentation and the focus of a new cafe in San Bruno.

Shiru Cafe looks like a regular coffee shop. Inside, machines whir, baristas dispense caffeine and customers hammer away on laptops. But all of the customers are students, and there's a reason for ...