but its business modelel isn't necessarily compatible with what people are used to or the bay they travel. the owner says he gets several no shows every month. >> translator: they waste food and result in lost opportunities for other customers to visit t e restaurant. we expect the customers to appear on time or give us a ring to cancel the table. >> reporter: and he isn't alone so one website is proposing doing business a different way. restaurants can use its system to require tourists to pay in advance by credit card. the website will partner with travel agencies in china and taiwan. >> translator: restaurants will receive foreign customers with more hospitality so this will change things for the better. >> reporter: the japanese government wants to see tourist numbers increase every year, but for businesses to be successful, changes like this are necessary. and perhaps it's also a reminder of the saying, the customer is always right. nhk world, tokyo. >>> a lawyer for 21-year-old woman charged with murder claims she's incompetent to stand trial due to a disorder. the woman was also ch