All Japan News Blog
2016-12-25
Tempura omakase course offered at a reasonable price in a theater-like setting has quickly become the talk of the townBy Aya OtaAt the east end of the East Village district on Alphabet City which is n...
2016-12-24
Small, but shining restaurant in a high-class neighborhoodBy Keiko FukudaPacific Palisades is an upper-class residential town sandwiched between the mountains and the sea located about a 10 minute-dri...
2016-11-21
By Elli Sekine “Yayoiken”, a set menu chain that has over 300 stores all over Japan finally came to the United States this spring. Their English name is “YAYOI”, and the first store is in Palo Alto, S...
2016-11-20
By Yuji MatsumotoI 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 represe...
2016-11-19
By Kosuke KujiThis 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 OtaThere 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 i...
2016-11-17
By Keiko FukudaIn 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 Binchota...
2016-10-30
By Yuji MatsumotoJapanese 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 th...
2016-10-29
By Kosuke KujiIwate 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 c...
