Cookies inspired by Japanese cuisine
Masako, an Osaka-based mother and baker extraordinaire, creates cookies inspired by Japanese cuisine. While the tiny treats may look like mini meals, they’re actually simple sugar cookies topped with intricately…
Food poisoning top concern for people in Japan
Food poisoning has been the main food safety concern of surveyed Japanese people for almost every year since 2008, according to a study. Food poisoning was ranked as the top…
Japan government calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi, restoration of democracy in Myanmar
By Elaine Lies, Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan called on Myanmar on Monday to release Aung San Suu Kyi and others arrested after the military seized power from a…
Why Disney Fans Have Their Post-Pandemic Sights Set on Japan
(Bloomberg) — As some families eagerly await Covid-19 vaccinations so they can get their Mickey-loving kids back to the Magic Kingdom, the most passionate Disney fans are looking forward to…
Japan To Extend Virus Emergency, Months Before Delayed Olympics
Japan’s government is set to approve a month-long extension of its coronavirus state of emergency on Tuesday, less than six months before the pandemic-postponed Olympic Games open in Tokyo. An…
UPDATE 1-Japan set to extend state of emergency for another month
(Adds experts’ agreement with extension of state of emergency) Load Error By Elaine Lies and Daniel Leussink TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Japan is set to extend a state of…
Korean and Japanese restaurant SpoonSticks opens in Massapequa
For years now, Long Islanders in search of great Korean fare have heeded the advice of determined foodies and gone west — to Queens and its surfeit of fine K-town…
Step aside, tacos. Miami just got a bunch of new Japanese restaurants.
Jan. 21—In case you didn’t realize it, Japanese fusion is taking over Miami. Load Error We are all for this. Amid the usual onslaught of taquerias — which are also…
Desperate Restaurants Defy Japan’s Virus Curbs to Stay Open Late
(Bloomberg) — An expansive Japanese restaurant in Tokyo’s upscale Nishi-Azabu district, Gonpachi is perhaps best known as inspiring the location of the most audacious fight scene in Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill…
Japanese restaurant owner paid staff $270G, covered health benefits during pandemic
One restaurateur in Massachusetts has put his money where his mouth is throughout the pandemic. Jack Huang, the owner of Douzo Sushi, Basho Japanese Brasserie, Shabu Maru and Sushi Momento…