All Japan News Blog
2016-11-20
By Yuji Matsumoto I once wrote before about the importance of naming in the branding of Japanese sake. This time, I would like to write about logo branding. The logo is an important symbol that repres...
2016-11-19
By Kosuke Kuji This year the ceremony of the 11th Sake Samurai was held on the premises of Shimogamo Shrine. Shimogamo Shrine is a great treasure that is also inscribed on the World Heritage List. The...
2016-11-18
By Aya Ota There is a restaurant that has a dignified appearance which makes you feel like stopping by in a corner of the busy East Village. When you step into the space as you are gravitated towards ...
2016-11-17
By Keiko Fukuda In the past few years, the city of Irvine in Orange County has been having a construction rush with condominiums and town-houses. There, located just a few minutes from the 405 Freeway...
2016-10-31
By Elli Sekine "Kemuri Japanese Baru”, a smoked dish specialty store opened in Silicon Valley. “Kemuri” means smoke in English. The restaurant specializes in charcoal grilled dishes cooked with Bincho...
2016-10-30
By Yuji Matsumoto Japanese sake is a drink that Americans still cannot get used to. Majority of Japanese sake sales are from restaurants, and unfortunately sake is still not a beverage that people in ...
2016-10-29
By Kosuke Kuji Iwate prefecture I live in is the number one largest prefecture next to Hokkaido and the area is about the same size as Shikoku. Besides the 70% of the prefecture being mountainous, it ...
2016-10-28
By Aya Ota Lately, people are raving about the NoMad district of Manhattan. NoMad stands for North of Madison Square Park, and it covers the area of the whole north side of Madison Square Park. The di...
2016-10-27
By Keiko Fukuda The name of the store is well known. Many say that you can taste authentic Japanese food when you visit “Osawa” in Pasadena”. They offer a wide variety of menu items from sushi, shabu-...
2016-09-24
By Yuji Matsumoto There are a lot of delicious foods that become available in autumn. Representing fish would certainly be sanma (pacifice saury) and katsuo (bonito). For vegetables, it would be mushr...
