What's in a name? For Ma Jeng Shiuan, a university student in Taiwan, the answer was an opportunity for some fishy business. The 22-year-old said he officially changed his name to "Ma Jeng Shiuan Bao ...

Good morning. I'm A Martinez. What's in a name? That which we call sushi by any other name would taste as umami. In Taiwan, hundreds changed their names to include the word salmon in exchange for a ...

A top Taiwanese official issued a plea on Thursday for people to stop changing their name to "salmon" after dozens made the unusual move to take advantage of a restaurant promotion. In a phenomenon ...

Kiasu-ism is clearly an international thing, as proven by the recent “Salmon Chaos” that gripped Taiwan’s dining scene. The viral incident started when conveyor belt sushi chain Sushiro ran a free all ...

An official in Taiwan has pleaded with people to stop changing their name to “salmon” to take advantage of a restaurant promotion for free sushi. The request came after dozens filed applications in ...

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Local authorities have launched an investigation into a private club in Taiwan that stirred massive controversy after it hosted a dinner in which sashimi was served on top of a naked young woman ...

TAIPEI -- Kura Sushi Asia debuted for over-the-counter trading on the Taipei Exchange Thursday, raising about $17 million that will go toward expanding its presence in Taiwan and other parts of Asia.

Sushi is a favorite meal for many people around the world, but some residents in Taiwan are going to extraordinary lengths to get their hands on it for free – by officially renaming themselves “salmon ...

Dozens of people in Taiwan changed their names to “salmon” in order to take advantage of a promotion being offered by a popular sushi chain. According to Taipei Times, Japanese chain Akindo had ...