Bodybuilders deliver turnaround for pandemic-hit sushi restaurant
A sushi chef and bodybuilder in central Japan has been garnering attention for his spin on deliveries during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as he puts on a show displaying his figure when dropping off orders. Masanori Sugiura, a third-generation owner of the 60-year-old sushi restaurant ...
Tokyo man fired by sushi restaurant over tattoo rumor seeks damages
The man was fired, asked to vacate company accommodation and later told he could continue employment with only limited duties because of the alleged body decoration.
Elegies and excitement in Tokyo’s dining landscape
Tokyo Food File wraps up summer 2020 with a look at how Tokyo’s dining scene is shaping up in Year One of COVID-19.
Menu items such as octopus with chilli powder and orange will be on offer at Nadeshico Sushi.
Tokuyama-zushi’s chef, Hiroaki Tokuyama, sees it as his mission to alter preconceptions about fermented foods by serving them in novel ways.
Sushi meets AI: Japanese inventor's app scopes out choice tuna cuts
Grading software promises to make life easier for buyers of tuna worldwide.
Teens can sharpen their cooking skills with Japanese recipes
When older kids become a little reluctant to hang out with the parents, enticing them out with food often works, and what better way than with a cooking class, where everyone can eat the results of an educational day out.
Kura Sushi opens flagship in Tokyo's Asakusa with tech to handle 104 languages
Conveyor belt sushi chain Kura Sushi Inc. opened a flagship restaurant Wednesday in Asakusa, a popular tourist spot in Tokyo. Decorating the interior of the restaurant with ukiyo-e woodblock prints and other items of traditional Japanese culture, Kura Sushi hopes to attract tourists from abroad. The ...
Dining out in 2019: The world came to Tokyo, and the city answered
Before we leave 2019 behind, there's just time to look back on the past 12 months of dining out in Tokyo. And to wish all The Japan Times' readers good luck, good health and good eating in the year ahead.
Sushi chain Sushiro posts robust sales in Hong Kong despite unrest
Leading conveyer-belt sushi restaurant chain Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd.'s third overseas outlet in Hong Kong is posting robust sales despite continuing unrest. Opened in August, its first Hong Kong restaurant posted record monthly sales in September among its outlets, including those in Japan, selling more ...
Tokyo's restaurants again boast world's most Michelin stars in 2020 guide
The capital once again led its global peers, but one of the city’s most famous restaurants is no longer listed in the prestigious guidebook.
A sushi dynasty grows: Jiro, Masuda and now ... Wakon
Wakon is the first offshoot in Tokyo of Sushi Masuda, whose chef, Rei Masuda, trained for nine years under legendary sushi master Jiro Ono — the eponymous star of that documentary.
