News on Japanese Food

Alvin Simon dies at 82; owner of premier L. A. -area restaurants

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:09:00 GMT

They built a loyal following with such menu items as baked goat-cheese salad, grilled duck salad and Japanese-inspired appetizers, in an elegant setting far from the Westside.

French, Spanish, Thai, Japanese, American fare -- haute cuisine has a new home on the Strip.

Eating out in Madison: Takuma Japanese Restaurant Madison-Chatham InJersey

Mon, 06 Mar 2010 14:12:00 GMT

For Americans, its the dinner box or lunch box called the Teishoku that offers a sampling of Japanese food with shrimp and vegetable tempura, seaweed salad, shrimp dumplings, a California roll, miso soup, tossed salad and a choice from the beef, chicken or salmon teriyaki. If its beef or salmon, the box costs usd. 21, she said. The chicken is usd. 19.

ATMOSPHERE:Restaurant is on a short, well-lighted street with a nearby movie theater, across from the train station. Soft track lighting and wall sconces bring a glow to the modern-style maple-colored wood and accents of the sushi bar, tables and chairs and the floors. Japanese background music is soft, and there are Japanese prints on the wall. At the sushi bar, sushi is made in front of the customers

Body image, diet pushing Japanese women to lose weight

Mon, 05 Mar 2010 14:09:00 GMT

Japan has long been the slimmest industrialized nation, thanks, in part, to a diet that emphasizes fish, vegetables and small servings. But what makes people fat around the world -- sedentary workplaces, processed food and lack of exercise -- is also making many Japanese fat.

Japanese women are outstandingly tense and critical of each other," said Watanabe, who has been treating women with eating disorders for 34 years. "There is a pervasive habit among women to monitor each other with a serious sharp eye to see what kind of slimness they have. "

All You Can Eat Red Robin to close original Seattle location Seattle Times Newspaper

Mon, 03 Mar 2010 14:09:00 GMT

In 1985 Kingen sold a majority of his ownership to a Japanese corporation for usd. 6 million. "I told them, give me a check for a whole lot of money and you can run it yourself. -- and thats what they did. " A year later, he reduced his interest in the company to 10 percent and soon after completely divested all company ownership. However, he held on to the Red Robin property until 2004, when it sold for usd. 2. 2 million dollars to Montlake Plaza LLC, according to county records.

Toronto sounds like home to Metro Mornings Matt Galloway

Mon, 02 Mar 2010 14:12:00 GMT

Its a wonderful town, with brilliant Japanese food, cheery bus drivers, stunning natural beauty and blossoming cherry trees in the dead of February. And yet despite all that, and the snap of electricity on the streets the Olympics provide, I found myself homesick not just for my friends and family, but for my city.

Squeeze yourself onto the ferry to Centre Island on a summer Saturday and listen to three generations of Tamil families, lugging what looks like a weeks worth of food, excitedly plan the days activities.

Pierce offering Japanese study tour - Campus

Mon, 28 Feb 2010 14:08:00 GMT

For the traditional cultural vulture, the must-visit places are Tokyo National Museum, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and Sensoji Temple, which is Tokyos oldest temple. For entertainment junkies, Ginza is a popular Tokyo entertainment district and houses the Kabuki-za Theater, which is the quintessential traditional theater experience in Japan. Fashion, food and architecture buffs will like Shibuya 109, a building that is considered a fashion mecca with shops for every clothing need, Tsukiji Jogai Market, which houses the world famous fish market plus a greenmarket and restaurants and Tokyo Tower, a red structure reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower. For an extensive guide to Tokyo and a downloadable city map, check out www. tokyometro. jp/global/en/travel.

Taka restaurant review: Take a number at urbane eatery in Asbury Park - Dining

Mon, 27 Feb 2010 14:10:00 GMT

Presentation is art at Taka; the food on the plate is as aesthetically soothing and upbeat as the restaurant itself, carefully arranged in an architecturally thoughtful and stunning way, much like a Japanese garden.

Taka has been open five years already on Mattison Avenue, and it seems as though the buzz about this place has been strong for just as long. This is the kind of BYO restaurant that both a local thirtysomething garage musician and his yoga-centric mother would recommend, a restaurant that is both sushi-trendy and steak-friendly, with bold and bright Japanese artwork on the walls, countered by a simple spa-like atmosphere throughout the rest of the dining room.

No food for you

Mon, 26 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMT

A woman who says Kampai Japanese Steak and Seafood House, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina refused her service has started a petition to boycott the establishment. But restaurant owners say they refuse to serve her simply because she is such a poor tipper.

Japanese story: from soba to soy The Courier-Mail

Mon, 25 Feb 2010 14:09:00 GMT

Western people think sushi, sushi, sushi equals Japanese food, but theres so much more, says 74-year-old cooking teacher Hiro Fanning, who came from Japan to live in Melbourne 42 years ago.

Japanese-born, traditionally trained chef, Shinichi Maeda from Wasabi restaurant in Noosa, says: Someone has to make it easier. With Italian, Thai or Chinese food, you can buy a ready-made sauce with a recipe on the back. If you like it, you can make it from scratch. We need something like that.

Australia, Japan disagree on whaling

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:08:00 GMT

Australia said it could approach the International Whaling Commission as early as Monday with plans to phase out Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean and would take Japan to the International Court of Justice if Japan does not agree, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday.

Japan and Australia are united on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation and are working on a free trade agreement to export more Australian resources, such as food, to Japan, officials said.