All Japan News Blog
2019-09-01
By Keiko Fukuda The two words, “Nagoya” and “ramen”, were not linked together in my mind. Then, in May of 2019, a friend, who is from Nagoya, asked me to go to this Nagoya-originated establishment wit...
2019-08-25
By Kosuke Kuji A documentary film featuring three female Japanese sake brewers, “KAMPAI! For the Love of Sake” kicked off in Tokyo in April 2019. Three female sake brewers star in this documentary fil...
2019-08-18
By Kosuke Kuji Los Angeles-based Mirai Konishi produced “KANPAI – For the Love of Sake” from crowdfunding, released in 2015. After a world premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, th...
2019-08-11
By Yuji Matsumoto I had an opportunity to hold a Japanese sake seminar at The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles. What they wanted to know most was the difference between cold and hot sake, brewing process...
2019-08-04
By Aya Ota “Momofuku Group” has always been drawing people’s attention with its innovative concept. Since its opening of “Momofuku Noodle Bar” in 2004 in the East Village District by David Chung, a ch...
2019-07-28
By Keiko Fukuda I heard that VegiLicious is an organic vegan restaurant as you can imagine from its name, and not only that, it is a Japanese restaurant. How could I resist going there? The restaurant...
2019-07-12
By Yuji Matsumoto While sparkling wine and flavored wine is no doubt popular, another surprisingly popular beverage is shochu (distilled liquor). Shochu on-the-rocks, mixed with lemon soda or with Cal...
2019-07-05
By Aya Ota “ZAUO”, where you can have the fish you have just caught cooked, and eat right there----a restaurant with such an innovative concept which is unprecedented in New York, is the talk of the t...
2019-06-28
By Keiko Fukuda When a good Japanese restaurant opens, the news spreads very quickly in the Japanese community. A friend of mine who lives in Orange County told me, “A nice restaurant just opened. It ...
2019-06-21
Master Sake Brewer Junji Matsumori recognized as a Contemporary Master Craftsman of Iwate Prefecture
By Kosuke Kuji Iwate prefecture promotes improvement in the status and skills of skilled craftsmen to develop the prefecture’s economy. Since 1976, highly skilled craftsmen are recognized as Contempor...
