Mensho Tokyo

Mensho is a Tokyo ramen import in Culver City with full-glam bowls of ramen that have intensely rich broths and springy noodles that cling to every drop. ( read original story ...)

Avoiding your boss? In Japan, you can hire someone to quit your job for you.

Japanese companies’ rigid hierarchies can make it hard to confront bosses. Enter “proxy quitters.” TOKYO — Shota Shimizu slid on his headset and dialed the human resources department at his client’s employer, a nursing care company. The client wanted to quit her job, and Shimizu was doing it for her. ( read original story ...)