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If you are a parent in Japan, chances are you have a photograph of your child on the first day of school under a riot of pink cherry blossoms. The Japanese school year kicks off in early April,...
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Twenty-eight-year-old Yuki Tatsumi was working as a waiter in a restaurant in 2012 when he came across something interesting while clearing a table. “A customer had folded the chopstick sleeve into a ...
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Japan is the world’s largest consumer of tuna, or maguro. The fish’s deep red meat is so ubiquitous in Japanese restaurants that it has become synonymous with sushi and sashimi. While there are sever...
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Located just a 30-minute drive away from Fukuyama city centre is the quaint harbour town of Tomonoura. With its old fishing village vibe, you will feel like you’ve stepped back in time. Stroll along t...
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“What drives me to cook is purely creativity. Not that many things give me that pleasure of having an idea in my head and putting it out there, and it works. The idea for the dish, Venison with Fer...
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With rich and diverse cultural, historical and culinary delights, the Setouchi region within the Seto Inland Sea is set to be your new favourite destination. The view of Tomonoura Port Town, Hirosh...
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Onomichi, an illustrious port city in eastern Hiroshima Prefecture, evokes an old-world charm with its rustic buildings and ancient temples. There were 81 temples at its peak but only 25 remain, all ...
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Ehime Prefecture lies just across the Setonaikai from Hiroshima Prefecture. Despite their proximity, they lie on two different islands—Hiroshima is on Japan’s largest island of Honshu while Ehime is o...
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Edward Liu, Group Managing Director of Conference & Exhibition Management Services (CEMS), shares what to expect at the inaugural Restaurant Asia 2019. “I have been running trade shows for the ...
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Here’s your Japanese rice cake cheat sheet, from kagami mochi to pillowy soft habutae mochi and crispy, crunchy okaki. Smooth, sticky and chewy—it is hard not to love mochi! One of Japan’s quintess...
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Right now in Akita Prefecture where I live, the first snow is falling. It is the season to tuck into a number of Japanese winter foods, like daikon. Although this Japanese radish is eaten all year rou...
