KYOTO--Sushi restaurants that have flourished overseas are opening branches in Japan’s ancient capital here in rapid succession, to lure in the growing number of hungry inbound tourists.

Conveyor belt sushi restaurants have come a long way since 1958, solidifying them as one of the best types of Japanese restaurants. Traditional buffets typically have a straightforward pricing ...

OSAKA--A major conveyor-belt sushi chain announced on March 2 that it has developed an artificial intelligence camera system to detect suspicious behavior among customers toward the plates ...

OSAKA: More and more conveyor belt sushi restaurant chains have abandoned the practice of serving sushi on a rotating conveyor belt. Some restaurants have introduced touchscreens that present ...

Sushi chain Kura Sushi is planning on opening a second restaurant in Michigan. The company is known for popularizing the conveyor belt sushi or "sushi train" concept, in which plates of sushi are ...

Kura Sushi Inc. (Headquarters: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture), one of the world's most popular conveyor-belt sushi chains, ...