TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Japan's first robot bartender has begun serving up drinks in a Tokyo pub in a test that could usher in a wave of automation in restaurants and shops struggling to hire staff ...

A Japanese photographer has designed a mini-bar for his pet Hamsters and has even dressed them up as bartenders. This curiosity has attracted thumbs-up from more than 50,000 netizens. Photo: chinanews ...

Nothing beats the special ambience of enjoying a finely crafted cocktail at a high-end bar in your favorite part of town. However, less is known about how bartenders develop the specialized skills ...

Decades of recession, less work-related drinking and greater health consciousness have shrunk Japan’s alcohol consumption. Leading global drinks data and analytics provider IWSR (formerly ...