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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2021

Bringing gluten-free concepts and cuisine to Japan

The medical problems associated with gluten are not as common in Japan, though some think this may not be the case a few years down the road.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 17, 2021

Cuisine régionale L'évo in Toyama Prefecture selected for Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021

PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 17, 2021

Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021に富山県の「Cuisine régionale L'évo」を選定

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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 17, 2021

Keep calm and tuck in: Tokyo discovers British cuisine isn’t just pie in the sky

Critics have missed, or chosen to stubbornly ignore, Britain's glorious culinary renaissance. Here are some of Tokyo's latest openings where you can get a taste of good ol' British grub.
Japan Times
Apr 17, 2021

Cuisine régionale L'évo in Toyama Prefecture selected for Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Minako Suematsu) created a list of 10 restaurants from Hokkaido to Okinawa for its Destination Restaurants 2021. Among them, Cuisine régionale L’évo in Toyama Prefecture was selected as Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 7, 2021

Tenoshima: A master chef's tasting menu in the comfort of your own home

While Tokyo diners continue to wait for an end to the state of emergency, the city's fanciest restaurants are finding ways to survive by offering take-out meals.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 17, 2021

Shoku-Ishinho: Healing cuisine for body and soul

Shoku-Ishinho serves traditional yakuzen cuisine, which incorporates elements of Chinese herbal medicine, in an entirely contemporary aesthetic.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Aug 15, 2020

This summer, don’t be too bitter to give gōya a try

Although it may look intimidating, bitter melon is surprisingly addictive. Here's two healthy and quick recipes highlighting this unique fruit.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 11, 2020

What’s the future of international food tourism in post-coronavirus Japan?

Food remains one of Japan's greatest assets as a travel destination, and industry insiders are cautiously optimistic about the future of culinary travel.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 7, 2020

Rakushin: A flavorful harmony of Japanese-Flemish cuisine

It's Belgian-meets-Japanese for this collaborative four-hands meal organized by Arts Flanders Japan at Osaka's Rakushin.
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Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 26, 2019

Gourmet cuisine crossed with local flair

Food is an indispensable element in making any trip unforgettable. As far as culinary experiences go, both Mie and Nara prefectures won't disappoint with their many local and traditional delicacies that people of all backgrounds have enjoyed over the years.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 4, 2018

Japan Times 1943: Respect for parents plays vital role in Japanese life

“Japanese are great respecters for their parents for u2018ku014ddu014d' or the way of filial piety which is one of their basic national traits occupying a place only second in importance to the spirit of absolute patriotism,” declares Takeo Akiyama in describing the high esteem paid to mothers by the men of the Imperial armed services.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jun 23, 2018

Beignet: Earnest French fusion with a sleek streak

Beignet's French-style kushiage skewers are served bite-sized, elegantly plated and with an Asian twist.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Apr 21, 2018

Liaison: Flair and performance from kitchen to table

Despite the unassuming setting, chef Hideyo Dezaki delivers seasonal, creative fare at Liaison.
Reader Mail
Sep 8, 2017

New Orleans cuisine is Creole, not Cajun

J.J. O'Donoghue's enticing review of the Osaka restaurant Southern Peas in the Aug. 27 edition ("Southern Peas: A little slice of New Orleans") unfortunately perpetuates the popular but mistaken conflation of New Orleans Creole dishes, such as gumbo, with Cajun cooking. Cajun country lies miles to the...
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Aug 24, 2017

Event offers taste of Malaysia's cuisine, culture

The Malaysia Makan Fest will be held on Sept. 2 and 3 at Zou-No-Hana Terrace, in Yokohama's Naka Ward, where visitors can eat Malaysian food while taking in ethnic costumes and Malay song performances.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 17, 2017

French cuisine with a Japanese twist

The Motif Restaurant and Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is offering dinner created in collaboration with Sapporo's Moliere French restaurant from Aug. 21 to 27.
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BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2017

Summer gourmet cuisine; serenity in the sky; new routes to New Zealand

Beginning in July, Michelin-starred chef Francois Adamski has been creating two new dishes each month for the Air France business-class menu on long- and medium-haul flights departing from Paris.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 10, 2017

Taihou: Excellent Sichuan cuisine in a family atmosphere

Taihou is the kind of place where everybody gets to know your name. On a recent visit for Sunday lunch I stayed well past last orders, past dessert, past an impromptu cheese course, only leaving before chef Kouki Watanabe and his staff sat down for their meal and a power nap before gearing up for the...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 20, 2017

Mimosa: Taking Shanghai cuisine to the next level

When a restaurant is so popular you have to reserve as much as a month in advance, there's always a concern it may not live up to all the anticipation. But no need to worry at Mimosa, when you (eventually) get to your table there.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 17, 2017

Matsushima: Riffing on the theme of Chinese cuisine

Matsushima is not the easiest restaurant to find. It lies on a quiet pedestrian alley with its name displayed so discreetly that you barely notice the stairs leading down to its unobtrusive door. And yet, over the 10 months since it opened, a growing number of people have been searching it out.
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WORLD
Nov 27, 2016

Haute cuisine? Santa serves up sleigh-borne dinner in the sky

Not waiting at home for Santa Claus, gourmets in Brussels are flying off aboard his sleigh to dine with him above the city's rooftops and twinkling Christmas lights.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 10, 2016

A short walk from the garden: Belgian chef Gert De Mangeleer is succeeding in self-sufficiency

During the mild months of early summer, the garden at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Hertog Jan — located 20 minutes outside of the Belgian city of Bruges — is in full bloom. The pale orange outlines of butternut squash peek out from beneath a thick cover of wide, flat leaves. Radishes grow...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 30, 2016

Celaravird: Edible works of art from an adventurous chef

Dinner at Celaravird runs to a strict schedule. At 6:30 p.m., guests start to converge on the restaurant. Some climb out of taxis; others make the uphill hike from the nearby train station. By 6:45 they are expected to be at their tables, the buzz of anticipation growing as preprandial drinks are served....
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 19, 2016

Chef Massimo Bottura's Kyoto menu is both colorful and daring

When Italian chef Massimo Bottura arrived in Japan in late July to present a series of meals at the elegant Ritz-Carlton Kyoto, it represented quite a coup for the hotel in only its second year of existence. Just six weeks earlier, Bottura's restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena, had been voted into...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / G7 Ise-Shima Summit Special
May 25, 2016

Ise area is known for a wide variety of delicious cuisine

According to the Nihon Shoki, the second-oldest book of Japanese history, around 2,000 years ago Princess Yamato-hime was ordered by her father, Emperor Suinin, to find a new, permanent shrine for the most important deity in the land, the great sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami. The princess, taking her...
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LIFE / Food & Drink
May 13, 2016

Why is Tokyo starting to taste like Portland?

Walking into PDX Taproom, a bar in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, is like wandering into a condensed, alternate version of Portland, Oregon. Everything from the folk-pop hits playing in the background to the craft beers on tap hail from the Pacific Northwest metropolis.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 6, 2016

The Apollo: Modern Greek cuisine descends on Ginza

Taramosalata, dolma, souvlaki, moussaka: Even the briefest roll call of these classic dishes will trigger intense Pavlovian salivation in anyone who has ever visited Greece. For most people in Tokyo, though, these foods have been off the radar. The arrival of The Apollo looks set to change that in a...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Apr 22, 2016

Ukon: Traditional kaiseki cuisine served in a bento box

The answer: bento box. The question: What Japanese food — or type of meal — would I miss most if I left Japan? And now for some qualifications, before an explanation in the form of a restaurant review.

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