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By Yuji Matsumoto When I go to a nearby Japanese supermarket, I often find Americans at complete loss as to what to choose in the sake/shochu section....
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By Kosuke Kuji In the previous column, Naotaka Miyasaka, 7th President of Japan Premium Sake Association wrote the association had set sail with the g...
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By Aya Ota In a corner of the busy Midtown East District, you will find a heavy dignified looking door with a family crest design. As soon as you step...
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By Keiko Fukuda The number of ramen restaurants have reached the point of saturation not only in Los Angeles, but also in San Francisco, and New York....
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By Elli Sekine During the last half of the nineties in San Francisco, people were enjoying the economic growth, and traditional washoku such as high-e...
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By Yuji Matsumoto Conventional sake seminars (for the general public and businesses) were often about the brewing process, ingredients, and the sake c...
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By Kosuke Kuji The previous column detailed the first Japanese sake tasting event in the world held at the United Nations (UN), organized jointly betw...
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By Aya Ota In the Flatiron District, there is a restaurant known as a modern and sophisticated space where you can enjoy superbly creative washoku and...
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By Keiko Fukuda There is a restaurant on the first floor of a modern building that stands out facing Melrose Avenue. It is UMEDA, run by Mr. Takuya Um...
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By Elli Sekine A new ramen phenomenon is happening again in San Francisco’s Japan Town, a highly-competitive district for ramen restaurants. Over the ...
