Hair salon chain offering the bargain "690 yen haircut" now has over 1,000 stores nationwide... Amid a sharp increase in salon bankruptcies, the chain boosts business with "unique services"

A time-limited service at a hair salon that has people queuing up. The amazing price for a haircut is just 690 yen! What's more, the new and innovative "auto shampoo" is now a big hit. What's behind it...? A hair salon in Yokohama. People are queuing up outside for... a haircut on their time-limited service. The regular price of 980 yen is cheap enough, but on weekdays between 1pm and 3pm, the time-limited service makes it just 690 yen. Iwasaki …