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By Keiko FukudaThe 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 hometown of Hiro Saito, the owner of “Kirari West”, a bakery in Redondo Beach in the suburbs of Los ...
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By Eri Shimizu / Editing: Elli SekineAlthough 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 no Japanese restaurant in the valley. Finally, last year in 2016, Japanese restaurants such as “KENZO...
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By Yuji MatsumotoThe number of Japanese sake brands available in the U.S. is increasing annually with approximately 450 brands offered domestically. C...
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By Kosuke KujiDuring 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 practiced with Japanese sake, known as “the movement to promote kampai with Japanese sake.” This is bec...
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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 in bonito based dashi, original cream or curry flavored udon, and seasonal limited edition udon dish...
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By Keiko FukudaThe 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 greeting as many ramen restaurants here, but you can taste all their efforts in making a bowl of ramen”. I...
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By Elli SekineIf you walk through the fashionable Mission District where young people gather, and further through the south big street, you arrive at ...
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By Yuji MatsumotoIn 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 differences in properties are hard to detect unless you try them, but at first, please select the sake ...
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By Kosuke KujiAfter about 10 years of research and development, Iwate Prefecture announced their new Iwate prefecture original sake brewing suitable r...
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By Aya OtaIn the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, stylish and innovative stores are appearing one after another, and you find something new every time you visit. People think that this town is most sensitive about the newest trends. In such a town, extremely stylish exteriors draw your attention. ...