All Japan News Blog
2017-06-16
Revolutionary in the yakiniku industry, spreading Japanese style yakiniku culture in the US
By Aya Ota Yakiniku Futago” of Osaka is a restaurant chain which has so far developed about 50 restaurants in the Tokyo metropolitan area and overseas. It was founded in 2010 in Tsuruhashi, Osaka whic...
2017-06-15
Yakitori house where you can fully enjoy expert skills of 40-years in the making
By Keiko Fukuda It was about 6 years ago when I first noticed the store sign, “Koshiji” in the corner of a mall in Torrance in the outskirts of Los Angeles. There used to be a “Koshiji” restaurant in ...
2017-05-28
New challenge of Long-lasting restaurant, "Sushi Ran", borderless cuisine between Californian and Japanese makes a debut in SF!
By Eri Shimizu / Editing Elli Sekine Mr. Yoshimori Tomé, the owner of a long-lasting sushi restaurant called “Sushi Ran”, who established the base of the high-end Japanese cuisine in Sausalito, began ...
2017-05-27
Evaluation of the Japanese sake
By Yuji Matsumoto It’s simple to state that sake is a beverage of taste, selected and consumed according to individual preferences. However, “delicious” share the following common characteristics: • S...
2017-05-26
Sake Nation　Kosher Certification Part I
By Kosuke Kuji On April 17th 2013, by a certification body called Chabad of Japan, Nanbu Bijin received a certification of “Kosher” to certify that their products are safe and trustworthy based on the...
2017-05-25
Taste the marvelously arranged mixture “cagen” of tradition and modernism, which no other place can offer
By Aya Ota There is a restaurant in a corner of the East Village, which is so quietly stands with no sign, and you might pass without noticing. Once you step in, a neatly set-up, and slightly intense,...
2017-05-24
Gluten-free bakery filled with yearning for hometown
By Keiko Fukuda The Great East Japan earthquake which occurred in March of 2011 brought a huge damage to the area between North Kanto to Tohoku. The whole areas are still only partially recovered. The...
2017-04-25
First time in Napa Valley! True izakaya run by Californian chef
By Eri Shimizu / Editing: Elli Sekine Although Napa Valley, known for its wine producing, is located in the Bay Area where many high-end and high-quality Japanese restaurants already exist, there was ...
2017-04-24
How to select and recommend Japanese sake
By Yuji Matsumoto The number of Japanese sake brands available in the U.S. is increasing annually with approximately 450 brands offered domestically. Compared to the approximately 1,500 sake breweries...
2017-04-23
Ordinance to kampai (toast) with Japanese sake
By Kosuke Kuji During hot summer months, we often hear the phrase, “let’s start off with a kampai (toast) with beer!” However, it’s been a long-term effort by our sake industry to request kampai be pr...