Maid cafes are cute, in a word. They are cafes where young men and women dress up in maid or butler uniforms and serve you as if they are your personal servants. They originated in Japan, but have ...

Although this kinky hotspot maid haters hot under the collar — the business is booming. Ruffled miniskirts, lacy fishnet stockings and an eye-popping pair of platform heels are all staples of a ...

Maid cafes have become so embedded in Japan that it is hard to imagine a Tokyo without them. There are now more than 200 maid cafes in Japan, but the good news is that increased competition is making ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - "Welcome home, Master," a group of French maids sings out, bowing deeply to a customer entering their maid cafe. This could be any of the dozens of maid cafes dotting Tokyo's ...

“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 ...

On the top floor of @home cafe in Tokyo’s geek-friendly Akihabara district, in a low-ceilinged, brightly lit room that smelled of a poorly ventilated deep fryer, a coterie of frilly aproned maids were ...

The Japanese maid cafe is a fun source of friendly conversation.

“Irasshaimase! Welcome to Pompompurin Cafe!” As expected from a maid cafe, all the impeccably dressed maids dashed out to greet us alongside a giant rendition of Purin himself. Matching the color of ...

Maid Cafe on Electric Street feels like it is designed to recreate the experience of daily life in Japan and working in a maid cafe.