All Japan News Blog
2016-07-26
Becoming a trend setter in a very short time
By Aya OtaThe “Zuma” group has opened 10 contemporary Japanese restaurants all over the world in the cities such as Hong Kong, Istanbul, Dhaka, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, and Rome since they opened th...
2016-07-26
High-end restaurant opened where first-class food and service are offered
By Elli SekineIn the May, an anticipated and well talked-about true authentic Japanese restaurant called “Hashiri” opened in downtown San Francisco. Mr. Ikuo Hayashi, the CEO of an IT enterprise, “Dig...
2016-07-26
A health-conscious Japanese restaurant
By Keiko FukudaLately, more and more restaurants are adopting a popular concept called “Farm to Table”. As it says literally, “Farm to Table” is a method of cooking knowing exactly which farms the ing...
2016-07-26
2016 International Wine Challenge Sake Judging
2016 International Wine Challenge Sake JudgingBy Yuji MatsumotoI have been a judge of IWC Sake division for 5 years and since 2011, I have been serving this organization as a Panel Chairman. This year...
2016-07-26
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Part 3
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Part 3By Kosuke KujiI received a phone call from Master Sake Brewer Morikawa in "Kouro" of Kumamoto prefecture a few days after the Kumamoto Earthquake. It happens that wh...
2016-06-21
Top non-Japanese sushi chef in the U.S.
The world presented by the top non-Japanese sushi chef in the U.S.By Elli SekineI found out about the owner/chef Tim Archuleta through a Japanese TV program. He was appearing on a program about gourme...
2016-06-13
Sushi restaurant The San Fernando Valley
A popular sushi restaurant in an extremely competitive areaBy Keiko FukudaThe San Fernando Valley is located just north of Los Angeles County. On Ventura Boulevard that runs miles east to west in the ...
2016-06-13
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Part 2
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Part 2By Kosuke KujiKumamoto Earthquake that happened at 9:26 pm on April 14th 2016. As mentioned in the previous column, there were many deaths and evacuees. When this Ku...
2016-06-13
New wave French cuisine
New wave French cuisine with Japanese accentsBy Aya OtaIn the corner of the busy East Village district, there is a restaurant with an attractive looking red-painted entrance that draws your attention....
2016-06-06
Sake Testing
Sake Tastingby Yuji MatsumotoExperience and knowledge are indispensable for sake tasting, but doing many tastings absent-mindedly does not help.Many tend to think that a person must have an excellent ...