All Japan News Blog
2018-11-21
A new notable sight is born in Little Tokyo
By Keiko Fukuda A takoyaki food truck first appeared in the Los Angeles area a few years ago. Back then, Okonomiyaki restaurants had already existed, but there were no takoyaki restaurants. Every time...
2018-11-20
The Most Full-fledged Seminar for Sake Brewers in the U.S.: Part 2
By Kosuke Kuji I’m a firm believer that brewing delicious sake worldwide will lead to more consumers enjoying Japanese sake. To accomplish this, we must introduce the latest Japanese sake brewing tech...
2018-10-28
The Most Full-fledged Seminar for Sake Brewers in the U.S.: Part I
By Kosuke Kuji I felt for a long time that for Japanese sake to become fully established worldwide, sake must be further refined at the product level by both sake breweries overseas and at the brewery...
2018-10-27
A long-awaited house-milled flour and hand-crafted soba specialty store opens!
By Elli Sekine In June of this year, the very first long-awaited teuchi (handmade) soba specialty store has opened in Oakland, which is located across the bay from San Francisco. “Soba Ichi” is a full...
2018-10-26
Take in the big picture
By Yuji Matsumoto In the past twenty years, Japanese beer, sake and shochu sales have expanded according to the increasing number of Japanese restaurants opening. There is plenty of growth potential f...
2018-10-25
A desire for spreading Japanese street foods to the US
By Aya Ota “DokoDemo”, a restaurant which develops and serves everyday casual dishes that are so familiar to Japanese people such as yakisoba, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, etc., opened in NY, and is attract...
2018-10-24
A sushi restaurant which celebrated its 30th anniversary in spite of the odds going through changes in clientele over the years
By Keiko Fukuda Palos Verdes is a residential area in the suburbs where you find many ethnic groups including Japanese. Compared to its west side which faces the Pacific Ocean, the east side, looking ...
2018-10-01
Governor notified of achieving No. 1 in Japan!
By Kosuke Kuji Hidetoshi Nakata, former professional Japanese soccer player representing Japan, is serving as executive member and judge for the contest “SAKE COMPETITION 2018” that judges the most de...
2018-09-30
Ramen Nagi Steady advance in “ramen restaurant operation”, which started out with mere 7 seating space, and being open only one day a week
By Elli Sekine At last, “Nagi”, a ramen restaurant chain, which is growing very quickly in Japan and Asia, opened the first US location in Palo Alto in June. Since their name is very well-known in Jap...
2018-09-29
Let’s Toast with Sake & Shochu Cocktails!
By Yuji Matsumoto It would be a waste to enjoy distilled liquor, honkaku shochu and boutique sake as cocktails. While drinking them straight will not necessarily expand the flavors nor add body, sake ...