On my first trip to Tokyo, Japan, I took the subway from Haneda airport to my hotel in Shibuya with hardly a hiccup. The subway, which has operated since 1927, has had nearly 100 years to perfect ...

Restaurant chain operator Watami Co. announced it has acquired the Japanese arm of U.S. sandwich chain Subway. Subway currently operates 178 outlets in Japan, but Watami plans to expand that ...

TOKYO -- Restaurant group Watami aims to grow its just-acquired Japanese operations of U.S.-based sandwich chain Subway to more than 1,000 locations in a decade, about six times as many as now.

Watami Corporation Limited has acquired an interest in Japan Subway LLC, making the latter its wholly owned subsidiary. The ...

which links central Tokyo with the airport and is planned by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East). The need for a new subway line is apparent considering the growth of the affected areas. For example ...

The subway, vital to city living. But after around 40 years, most Osaka Metro subway cars are scrapped. Thanks to two creators, a new upcycling project is underway. Designer Takayama Katsumi and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This video shows passengers boarding a subway train in Tokyo during rush hour. Despite the train looking overloaded, people keep squeezing in until there is almost ...

Japanese-style pub operator Watami has announced the acquisition of Subway Japan in a strategic move to diversify its portfolio. The Tokyo-based izakaya [a traditional Japanese bar where alcoholic ...