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RESTAURANTS

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 19, 2015
Deep-fried eel bones at one of Tokyo's more unusual eel restaurants
Restaurants don't get much more traditional-looking than Tamai — not in Tokyo, anyway. Squeezed in between the banal office architecture of its neighbors, this old-school grilled-eel specialist bears witness to a kinder, gentler time when the city was all low-rise residences and shops, with Nihonbashi...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 19, 2015
One of Tokyo's best ramen shops is hidden under Ginza Station
Thick, rich, creamy white soup, delicate noodles, elegant toppings of chicken breast and seasonal vegetables — Kagari serves some of the finest, most seductive ramen in the city. There's only one downside: the wait in line can sometimes take up to an hour.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 18, 2015
50 years for Hotel Toba Kowakien; beer in the forest by the bay; summer desserts at The Hyatt Regency
50 years for Hotel Toba Kowakien
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2015
Burger King unveils red-colored burgers
Burger King Japan surprised the public when it released its black burger series in 2012. Now the fast-food chain has announced a similarly colorful promotion involving red sandwiches.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 11, 2015
Lunch, stay at Asakusa View Hotel; evening beer at Tokyo Prince Hotel; Fauchon at Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo
Lunch, stay at Asakusa View Hotel
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Jun 5, 2015
The best places in Tokyo to taste Vietnam in a baguette
Remember that rumor about “Mama” Cass Elliot from the Mamas and Papas? The one about how she died in bed while munching on a sandwich? I heard that as a child and for years I took it as a cautionary tale about bedtime snacking, or else as evidence that fate has a rather whimsical sense of humor....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 5, 2015
Abysse: Seafood rules at one of Tokyo’s best new French restaurants
For a new, high-end restaurant with a young, unsung chef, Abysse certainly has picked a less-than-obvious location. From the nearest subway station, Gaienmae, the walk takes you down winding backstreets and up a flight of stone steps into the heart of residential Aoyama. Print out a map, open up your...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 5, 2015
Pho 321 Noodle Bar brings mountains of coriander leaves and pho to Harajuku
As the heat builds and the city starts to swelter, simple, appetizing foods are called for — in Vietnam, that's the way people eat all year round. Thanks to Pho 321 Noodle Bar, so can we.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 4, 2015
Kyu Karuizawa Hotel re-opening; lunch at the Century Southern Tower; ANA offers taste of South America
Kyu Karuizawa Hotel re-opening
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2015
U.S. bird flu outbreak claims 45 million chickens, turkeys; egg prices crack record
With the worst-ever U.S. outbreak of bird flu leaving almost 45 million dead chickens and turkeys, egg costs are climbing to records.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 2, 2015
Leading Tokyo restaurants rise in global top-50 ranking
Japan-based restaurants rose in the ranks of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, which was announced Monday evening in London.
JAPAN
May 27, 2015
Health ministry to ban restaurants from serving raw pork
The central government will ban restaurants from serving raw pork starting in mid-June, following a similar ban in 2012 on beef liver, the health ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 21, 2015
Tokyo Station Hotel fetes centenary; enjoying beer at Rihga Royal Osaka; summer sandwiches at New Otani
Tokyo Station Hotel fetes centenary
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2015
LA diner famed for Space Age 'Googie' architecture saved from threat of demolition
A Los Angeles diner celebrated as a classic example of mid-20th-century Space Age-style Googie architecture was granted historic monument status by city officials on Wednesday, protecting it from the threat of demolition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 15, 2015
Spring Valley Brewery allows for a glance at its signature suds
When it comes to handing out this year's gongs and plaudits for the best setting and most notable architecture, there are going to be very few restaurants that will rival Spring Valley Brewery. That's because it occupies pride of place at Log Road Daikanyama.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 15, 2015
New York's famed Ramen Burger arrives in its spiritual home
Ramen Burger has come to Tokyo. Its eponymous creation has been one of the hottest new foods in the U.S. in the past couple of years, but here in Japan the arrival has been muted to the extreme, with minimal publicity and a location far from the center of the city. That's just the way the originator,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 14, 2015
Prince Park Tower anniversary plans; Cerulean celebrates with champagne; tropical afternoon tea at The Strings
Prince Park Tower anniversary plans
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2015
Japan restaurant fund mulling Singapore's first Asahi bar
Seiki Takahashi, who has opened and managed more than 50 restaurants around the world, is seeking to raise $10 million from high-net-worth individuals to invest in Japanese eateries expanding abroad.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 7, 2015
Taking care of mothers and fathers; Ginza Grand Hotel marks one year; a chance to try the best Japanese beef
Taking care of mothers and fathers
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 1, 2015
Shinagawa Station's great wall of sake
Finding a new favorite izakaya tavern is always cause for celebration, especially if it happens to be on your way home. Better yet, if it offers good food and a great sake selection. Nurukan Sato Gotenyama Saryo ticks all of those boxes — just as long as "on your way home" involves passing through...

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