All Japan News Blog
2018-10-27
A long-awaited house-milled flour and hand-crafted soba specialty store opens!
By Elli SekineIn 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 MatsumotoIn 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 fo...
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 attracti...
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 FukudaPalos 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 d...
2018-10-01
Governor notified of achieving No. 1 in Japan!
By Kosuke KujiHidetoshi 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 del...
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 SekineAt 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 Japa...
2018-09-29
Let’s Toast with Sake & Shochu Cocktails!
By Yuji MatsumotoIt 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 w...
2018-09-28
“Bonsai Kakigōri” Kakigōri, which was originated in Japan, and continues to evolve in New York
By Aya OtaA kakigōri specialty establishment, which was launched by a young American guy has become the topic of conversation. The name of the place is “Bonsai Kakigōri” – it is a kind of name that ge...
2018-09-26
Saly Papa “Japanese-style Yoshoku (western cuisine)” lands in LA!
By Keiko FukudaAlhambra is a residential area in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles. Many Chinese mericans live in this town, and shops and restaurants are concentrated around the traffic light where ...
2018-08-23
Successive Generations of Champion Sake Breweries Sampling Event in Macao
By Kosuke KujiThe International Wine Challenge (IWC) started the Japanese Sake Division since 2007, with one “Champion Sake” selected every year from around the world. The first champion sake “Kikuhim...