Drivers around the globe purchased nearly a quarter million Toyota Priuses in the first quarter of 2012. That makes the Prius the world’s third best-selling car—and it firmly establishes the fact that this hybrid is not a fluke or a passing trend.
In the U.S. pizza is casual, feet-on-the-coffee-table grub, but Japanese diners are dropping $50 on pies from Domino’s, following a big marketing push by the American pizza chain to rebrand the collegiate staple as haute holiday fare. For fifty bucks, diners aren’t just getting a plain — or even pepperoni — pie: They’re getting pizza [...]
As images of the sinking Costa Concordia filled newspapers and TV and computer screens all over the world in mid-January, it seemed inevitable that the disaster would cause become a disaster for the cruise industry as a whole. By now, we have clear signs that demand for cruises has shrunk. On the upside for travelers, [...]
Wendy’s is on pace to replace Burger King as the No. 2 hamburger chain in the U.S., and it owes much of its success to new, more upscale menu offerings like thicker, rounder burgers, fries with sea salt and salad with asiago cheese. But that’s nothing compared to what the company is doing in Japan. [...]
To boost small sales numbers, the two automakers are now rolling out some of biggest incentives and discounts ever to woo would-be buyers.
If you give away free flights, they will come. A South American airline and Japan’s tourism bureau are attracting the attention of the media, not to mention travelers, by giving away airline tickets by the planeload.
The meal is comprised of meat, fish and root vegetables. So why the high cost? You should see what it comes in.
When you lose your job, why not take a hike? When your economy tanks, why not embrace the deals at Wal-Mart?
Apparently, even if you have never spoken out of turn to your boss, you’re willing to work 24 hours a day without complaint, and you don’t require so much as a penny in salary, you still can’t keep your job.
This morning I set off to secure my daughter her Japanese citizenship. The three-month time limit that began at her birth is tomorrow. Let no one say I don’t meet my deadlines. Anyway, here’s what the local ward office needed from me: 1. A two-page form covered in monkey scratch registering my marriage to Kana’s [...]
