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Every meal at Mekumi feels like an education

Food & Drink | Destination Restaurants 2021 Jan 16, 2022

Every meal at Mekumi feels like an education

by Robbie Swinnerton

When it comes to sushi, what happens before the chef gets hold of the fish is just as important as his or her technique in preparing it.

Brewer and chef team up for an adventure in 'Saketronomy'

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Dec 26, 2021

Brewer and chef team up for an adventure in 'Saketronomy'

by Melinda Joe

Naohiko Noguchi collaborations aim to present Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a destination for gastronomic adventures.

A focus on crab and other Hokuriku specialties makes dining at Kataori a sublime experience

Food & Drink | Destination Restaurants 2021 Dec 19, 2021

A focus on crab and other Hokuriku specialties makes dining at Kataori a sublime experience

by Robbie Swinnerton

All the best chefs search out the finest ingredients, but Takuya Kataori takes this quest to the ultimate extreme.

Xie Wang Fu: Auspicious ambience for high-end Chinese dining

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Feb 6, 2021

Xie Wang Fu: Auspicious ambience for high-end Chinese dining

by Robbie Swinnerton

The first overseas offshoot of Shanghai’s best-known specialist crab restaurant is bringing the crustacean delicacy to Tokyo year-round.

High bid for Japanese snow crab makes it into Guinness World Records

National Nov 25, 2018

High bid for Japanese snow crab makes it into Guinness World Records

A snow crab caught in Tottori Prefecture earlier this month has been recognized by Guinness World Records as garnering the most expensive bid ever for a crab at auction, the prefectural government said Saturday. The crustacean, which was caught in the port in the city ...

Hokkaido's Hakodate is heaven for gourmands of all stripes

Food & Drink Oct 7, 2017

Hokkaido's Hakodate is heaven for gourmands of all stripes

by Davey Young

Hakodate occupies a unique place on the Japanese landscape, both literally and gastronomically speaking. Facing the Tsugaru Strait from its position on the southern shores of Hokkaido's Oshima Peninsula, the city grew from a small Ainu fishing village to become, in 1854, Japan's first port ...

Oita aquarium boasts 'blue crab of happiness' — while the color lasts

National Nov 27, 2015

Oita aquarium boasts 'blue crab of happiness' — while the color lasts

At an aquarium in Oita Prefecture, a rare blue crab is currently on display and is being billed as a "blue crab of happiness." The swimming crab, also called a Japanese blue crab, is usually a yellowish brown, but the one shown at Umitamago aquarium ...

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