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They are young women wearing short frilly dresses and knee socks, and call out "Master, welcome home" as you enter. Patrons are treated like kings and princesses, and the diner is called "home" rather ...

For years now, maid cafes have been popular in Japan’s geek and gaming districts. Most of them are similar and staffed by frilly maids that speak in high-pitched voices. This cafe, however, has a ...

Japan’s famed “maid cafés” featuring coy young girls serving tea in frilly aprons and bonnets have been given a new twist – a café of unsmiling, grim-faced grannies reflecting a fast-greying nation.

A cafe of unsmiling, grim-faced grannies reflecting a fast-greying nation has replaced Japan's famed "maid cafes" featuring coy young girls serving tea in frilly aprons and bonnets. Tokyo's Ikebukuro ...