All Japan News Blog
2018-12-30
By Yuji MatsumotoWhile restaurants serve a lot of wine and champagne during the holidays, it’s unfortunately still uncommon to see sake served during the holidays. However, when considering the compat...
2018-12-29
By Aya OtaIn a street corner of the West Village where old buildings provide a classy ambience, you will find a richly thick wooden door. Once you step in, there is a space which gives you both nostal...
2018-12-28
By Keiko FukudaOn Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles, near where the 405 and 10 freeways merge, stands “Japanese Cuisine Shunji”. When first completed in 1931, this roundish uniquely- shaped building ...
2018-12-26
By Kosuke KujiArriving in Los Angeles, I took in the clear blue sky, dry air, and strong sunlight, a truly California-like weather. Before coming to California, the Japan Airlines lounge was serving S...
2018-11-24
By Elli SekineData for Japan’s convenience stores say that 6 billion onigiris (rice balls) are sold each year. A major convenience store chain, Seven Eleven, for instance, sells about 4 million onigir...
2018-11-23
By Yuji MatsumotoJapanese sake is still a largely unfamiliar beverage to American consumers. Ninety percent of sake is consumed in restaurants, indicating the unfortunate reality that sake is still fa...
2018-11-22
By Aya OtaOnly after a year since they opened “MIFUNE New York” and “sushi AMANE” at the same time in the Midtown East area, Tokyo Restaurants Factory Inc. opened Toriko NY, the third Yakitori special...
2018-11-21
By Keiko FukudaA 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
By Kosuke KujiI’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 techn...
2018-10-28
By Kosuke KujiI 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 ...
