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YO SUSHI

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2018
Nippon Suisan develops alternatives for Japanese squid and imported salmon, as sushi and sashimi demand drives up prices
Seafood company Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. has developed alternatives for Japanese flying squid and imported salmon to meet sushi and sashimi demand.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 17, 2018
Hakkoku: Hiroyuki Sato is striving for the next level of sushi greatness
What makes outstanding sushi? Seafood, balance and technique, for starters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2018
Appetite for sushi and hummus boosts Nigeria's sesame seed exports
Burgeoning global demand for sesame seeds for hummus, toppings on sushi, health foods and confectionery is boosting output in Nigeria and spurring expansion in the world's third-biggest producer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 13, 2018
Michael Booth returns with 'The Meaning of Rice'
Michael Booth is back. And once again with his family in tow. The British food writer first came to Japan with his Danish wife and two sons in 2008 in a bid to learn more about Japan and its food culture in a trip that took them from Hokkaido to Okinawa in three months. Booth turned their foodie adventure into the best-selling book "Sushi and Beyond." NHK subsequently turned the book into an animation that's about as entertaining as watching rice ferment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2017
Sushi as fresh as gets, flown straight from Tsukiji to New Jersey airport
The combination of the words "airport" and "sushi" do not normally inspire confidence in a high-quality gastronomic experience.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 11, 2017
Sushi Shin: Out of the crowd but into the wasabi
Sushi Shin offers a welcome sushi break from the maddening crowds, but they just need to iron out a few wasabi kicks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 28, 2017
Tokuyamazushi: Wild dining from lake and forest in Shiga
Owner-chef Hiroaki Tokuyama prepares modern versions of narezushi, which he serves as part of his multicourse meals featuring local fish and game.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2017
'Diaper sushi' a baby shower hit in Japan
An offbeat baby shower gift evoking one of Japan's most famous culinary exports is a sales hit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2017
Norway and Japan tap cutting-edge tech to start large-scale offshore salmon farming
Projects are underway in Norway and Japan to raise salmon in large numbers in big offshore pens, by adopting next-generation aquafarming technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2017
Genki Sushi to buy stake in rival Sushiro, source says
The owner of restaurant chain Genki Sushi Co. will buy a one-third stake in bigger rival Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. from private equity firm Permira, a person with direct knowledge of the deal said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2017
How a rice lover's robot revolutionized the modern sushi industry
Kisaku Suzuki, creator of the world's first sushi robot, once ran a company that made candy-wrapping machines. And he was angry.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Aug 26, 2017
Sushi Masa: Three sushi restaurants, one charm
Getting in and out of Sushi Masa is much like trying to maneuver in a walk-in closet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 30, 2017
Venture gears up to field test self-driving delivery robot
As the country grapples with a growing labor shortage, Tokyo-based venture ZMP Inc. may begin field-testing the self-driving CarriRo Delivery robot soon as an alternative to aerial delivery drones.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jul 8, 2017
Nanaezushi: Quality, affordable neighborhood sushi
Nanaezushi, on Shichijo Street in Kyoto, occupies that middle ground between the gimmick and conveyor-belt joints and the high-end places where you can expect to pay ¥20,000 for an atmosphere that's often as much fun as a funeral, however good the sushi itself might be.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 24, 2017
What will we eat when all the food runs out?
Last week, the Yukan Fuji (June 20) reported that 20 outlets in the Kappa Sushi conveyor belt sushi chain in east and west Japan are promoting an all-you-can-eat special, with patrons from middle-school age to 64 years charged ¥1,706 (boys and men) or ¥1,490 (girls and women). Seniors over 65 can partake in the same gargantuan feast for just ¥1,058.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 24, 2017
Entertainment entrepreneur Steve Plotnicki: 'Learn how to analyze what you're eating'
Opinionated About Dining founder on his musical background, algorithms and what makes a decent restaurant critic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 12, 2017
Anisakis infections from raw fish on rise, health ministry warns
Intestinal infections caused by a parasitic worm present in improperly handled fish are climbing sharply in Japan, the health ministry warns.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 29, 2017
Sushi Jin: Self-taught master serves only the freshest fare
Toyama Bay boasts some of the very best seafood in Japan. Thanks to its unique geology — it's one of the deepest bays in the country and is fed with snowmelt flowing directly from some of Japan's highest peaks — it is home to an abundance of marine life forms, some of them rarely found elsewhere.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 3, 2017
Delifucious: Fish burgers and 'anago' dogs prepared by an experienced sushi chef
Let's hear it for Nakameguro. Tokyo's hippest neighborhood has some of the best artisan pizza, craft beer and third-wave coffee outlets in the city. Now with the arrival of Delifucious, we can add premium fish burgers to that list.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / INVENTING THE TASTE OF JAPAN
Feb 17, 2017
Crab sticks: imitating the genuine article since 1974
The California roll is responsible for popularizing the consumption of sushi in North America.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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