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RESTAURANTS

JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Mar 31, 2019
Foreign workers are on the way, but are Japanese businesses ready?
A new visa program designed to lure more workers to Japan takes effect Monday, and government officials and industry leaders hope two new types will help alleviate the national labor shortage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 27, 2019
Tokyo-based pastry chef named Asia's best
Patissier Fabrizio Fiorani was named Asia's Best Pastry Chef at the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Macau on March 26.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 21, 2019
Sakura-themed meals perfect for spring
Springtime is picnic time. In Japan, that means finding a relaxing spot to view the sakura cherry blossoms — and this spring, The Peninsula Tokyo has prepared a variety of sakura-themed amenities to help its guests get a true taste of the flowery season.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 14, 2019
Hop into the spirit of Easter with sweets
Cherry blossoms get all the attention during spring, but those ubiquitous pink petals won't stop the InterContinental Tokyo Bay from showing the Easter Bunny a little well-deserved love.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 7, 2019
Springtime cuisine with Cantonese twist
Spring is a time of celebration in Japan, and the Royal Park Hotel knows all about celebrations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 28, 2019
A delightful picnic to welcome spring
A delightful picnic to welcome spring
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 21, 2019
Warm up with a hearty meal from the Alps
Warm up with a hearty meal from the Alps
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 14, 2019
French toast features fresh strawberries
A heavenly combination of strawberries and french toast awaits guests in central Tokyo. Through late March, The Tokyo Station Hotel located inside the Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building is serving its famous Amaou French Toast (¥2,980), featuring juicy Hakata Amaou strawberries from Fukuoka Prefecture....
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 7, 2019
Express love with playful twist on sweets
Valentine's Day is around the corner, and the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel is playing "the game of love" with its extravagant marriage of chocolate and Champagne, the Valentine's Chocolat Chessboard 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 31, 2019
Strawberry flavors to captivate the palate
It's the time of the year to enjoy plentiful strawberries, and The St. Regis Osaka is holding its fifth strawberry buffet through May 31 under the theme "Marche" at French bistro Rue d'Or located on the first floor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 24, 2019
Restaurants honor hotel's 30th anniversary
Add another candle to the cake — the Royal Park Hotel is turning 30, and it's celebrating by putting together "Thank You Lunch & Dinner" courses at four of its restaurants.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 17, 2019
Chocolate creations celebrate season of love
Cherubs, teddy bears and roses have had their fair share of the limelight — for this year's Valentine's season, the Hilton Tokyo is changing things up with lovely chocolate gift sets created on the theme of cats, Paris and strawberries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 10, 2019
Dinner with a splash of romantic packages
From Jan. 17 to Feb. 14, Dumbo Bar & Grill, located on the second floor of The Strings Omotesando, will offer a Rose Splash dinner course (¥6,000 per person) featuring dishes infused with the flavor of bittersweet raspberries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019
In a Tokyo neighborhood's last sushi restaurant, a sense of loss
"I'll have a draft," says Yasuo Fujinuma, heaving himself down at the sushi counter. He pulls a pack of cigarettes from a frayed pocket of his sweater. From the corner of the restaurant, a small TV hums the noon weather forecast. He never drinks at noon.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 3, 2019
Relish traditional meals and hot springs
With its rich history and intricate customs, kaiseki — a traditional multicourse meal — offers many discoveries. Hotel Hatsuhana in Hakone is currently offering guests the chance to savor and learn about authentic traditional dining with its kaiseki course and overnight plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Amid an influx of tourists, Japan grapples with how to accommodate foreign visitors with food allergies
Two of the first kanji Conner Lowe learned were the ones that make up the word daizu, meaning soybeans.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 27, 2018
Rich and hearty fare to ward off winter chill
At Grand Hyatt Tokyo's teppanyaki iron grill restaurant Keyakizaka, diners can warm up with a lavish shabu-shabu (hot pot dish) made on the teppan featuring thinly sliced Keyakizaka beef sirloin, the restaurant's original beef brand, and seasonal vegetables dipped in boiling Champagne. Priced at ¥8,000...
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 20, 2018
International flavors for Christmas fare
Christmas in Japan is a uniquely multicultural notion — even more so in Tokyo where Japanese cuisine so frequently meets international innovation. Such is the sentiment of Trunk (Hotel), which in its quest to express the "how and now of Tokyo," has prepared exclusive Yuletide lunch and dinner courses...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 13, 2018
An evening of exquisite grilled dishes awaits
Exquisite courses of fish and beef dishes await guests at Grill & Steak on the top floor of The Shinagawa Prince Hotel. One of nine unique restaurants at the elegant Dining & Bar Table 9 Tokyo, Grill & Steak treats guests to dishes of Japanese and dry-aged beef, as well as a breathtaking panoramic view...

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