Japan's famed "maid cafes" featuring coy young girls serving tea in frilly aprons and bonnets have been given a new twist - a cafe of unsmiling, grim-faced grannies reflecting a fast-greying nation.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. 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 ...

MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Waitresses in frilly French maid costumes, some with elaborate blonde ringlets tumbling down their shoulders, serve coffee and tea, pampering customers at Manila's first "maid ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Let's jump straight to the maid cafes. Because if ever you needed proof that a seemingly up-tight, hard-working and traditional society ...

“Welcome home, Master,” says the maid as she bows deeply, hands clasped in front of a starched pinafore worn over a short pink dress. This maid serves not some aristocrat but a string of ...

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 ...

MANILA (Reuters) - Waitresses in frilly French maid costumes, some with elaborate blonde ringlets tumbling down their shoulders, serve coffee and tea, pampering customers at Manila's first "maid cafe.