All Japan News Blog
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...
2017-04-22
Pioneer of new boom of Japanese food next to sushi and ramen
By Aya Ota “TsuruTonTan” is an udon specialty restaurant chain which runs a total of 12 restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka. The menu contains over 30 different items including signature Kansai-style udon ...
2017-04-21
The glorious third highest ranked ramen restaurant in LA
By Keiko Fukuda The ranking contest, “Los Angeles ramen top-10” in the LA Weekly magazine in 2013 awarded Umenoya in Torrance as No. 3. The article read, “You don’t hear the typical loud vibrant greet...
2017-03-19
True Japanese style curry found in a hide-out like place
By Elli Sekine If you walk through the fashionable Mission District where young people gather, and further through the south big street, you arrive at a low-key district where residential and commerci...
2017-03-18
Casual Pairing of Sake
By Yuji Matsumoto In this issue, I’d like to report on a secret to enhance pairing of Japanese cuisine with sake. First, please have three brands of Japanese sake with very different properties. The d...
2017-03-17
Iwate Prefecture's New Original Sake Brewing Suitable Rice (Yuinoka)
By Kosuke Kuji After about 10 years of research and development, Iwate Prefecture announced their new Iwate prefecture original sake brewing suitable rice "Yuinoka". In Iwate Prefecture, they develope...