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FOOD 5

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
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 28, 2017
Top Philippines chef Margarita Fores chows down like a local in Tokyo
Margarita Fores was recently in Japan to give Tokyoites a taste of her Italian-inflected Philippine cuisine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2017
Japan to test system to better manage game meat data amid food safety concerns
The agriculture ministry will undertake an experiment in fiscal 2018 to create an integrated communications system for managing information on game or fowl, in order to encourage people to eat wild meat without concern.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 14, 2017
Somtum Der: Spicy food from Thailand's northeast
Somtum Der is unlike any other Thai restaurant in the city. It's not just the look, though the bold red facade certainly stands out in the drab Yoyogi backstreets, and the chic, bright interior reflects a contemporary sensibility, not one rooted in the cliches of tradition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 14, 2017
Banh Mi Bakery: Flavor and consistency straight out of Saigon
Banh Mi Bakery stands right across the road from Ebisu Yokocho. But with its colorful typography and bottles of nuoc mam fish sauce arrayed in the window, it looks like it's been beamed over straight from the streets of Saigon. Better yet, it smells and tastes like it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 2, 2017
Aichi food bank builds dedicated warehouse to support hungry families, reduce waste
Nowami Consultation Center has set up a warehouse next to its office in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, dedicated to storing supplies for a food bank that feeds the homeless, struggling families and foreign residents in need.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2017
Mitsui and science startups look to landfill gas for sustainable food for the future
Imagine a world where gas emitted from landfills can be turned into edible protein that ends up on your plate as a burger or a steak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017
McDonald's secret sauce for success in Japan
McDonald's Japan took a series of hits starting in 2014 that threatened to crack its golden arches: a supplier was selling expired chicken, a human tooth was found in french fries and a child was injured by a plastic shard in a sundae.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2017
Late summer rains, private food supplies limit impact of North Korean drought
Late summer rains and the growing importance of privately produced crops mean North Korea will likely avoid acute food shortages this year despite earlier fears of drought and mounting international sanctions, defectors and experts say.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 16, 2017
Slaving away in the kitchen
'There's only two people in the kitchen but they have made all this food for the buffet.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2017
Ajinomoto to open new gyoza restaurant with overseas visitors in mind
Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co. is showing off a new gyoza pot sticker restaurant called Gyoza It, which it is targeting at overseas visitors to Japan.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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