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Luxury Hotels Grapple with Fukushima Water Release Impact on Japanese Restaurants

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Two premier luxury hotels in South Korea grapple with the dilemma of managing their Japanese restaurants as Japan initiates the release of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. The Japanese restaurant Ariake, situated within The Shilla Seoul, announced in 2011 that it would cease the use [...]

Japanese Restaurants Struggle with ‘No Japan’ Boycott

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The food service industry experienced more difficult times than ever last year, in the midst of a consumption slump caused by the prolonged economic downturn and the spread of a boycott against Japan. In addition, the growth of food delivery services did not make things easier. According to the [...]