An origami bird made from a chopstick sleeve -- part of a collection put together by former waiter Yuki Tatsumi Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the ...

Five years ago, Yuki Tatsumi started a curious quest to collect the origami figures made from chopstick sleeves that are regularly left behind by restaurant customers all across Japan. A fascinating ...

In this picture taken on May 23, 2018, Yuki Tatsumi sits next to his collection of origami made from chopstick sleeves in Kameoka, Kyoto prefecture. Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub ...

In Japan, tipping waiters with money is not at all common. But one man thinks that Japanese diners may have come up with another way to show their appreciation: origami. When Yuki Tatsumi was working ...

Waiters said they now find it more rewarding than a real tip in cash. Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye - a chopstick ...

KAMEOKA, JAPAN (AFP) - Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye - a chopstick wrapper folded and fiddled into an abstract shape. It ...

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Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye -- a chopstick wrapper folded and fiddled into an abstract shape. It was the catalyst for ...

KAMEOKA: Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye--a chopstick wrapper folded and fiddled into an abstract shape. It was the ...