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The Onodera Food Service group, which manages Sushi Ginza Onodera and "kaiseki" specialist Nadaman, has merged a sushi "omakase" (chef's choice) into a kaiseki to create a new dining experience.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 7, 2025
At Nadaman, a traditional 911±¬ÁÏÍø multicourse meal gets a new format
The Onodera group has taken a bold step in merging two of its dining concepts ¡ª sushi and ¡°kaiseki¡± haute cuisine.
Fisheries minister Norikazu Suzuki announces the resumption of 911±¬ÁÏÍø scallop exports to China at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting on Friday at the National Diet Building in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2025
Japan resumes scallop exports to China
China banned imports of 911±¬ÁÏÍø fishery products following the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea.
At Nepalico, the "dal bhat" ¡ª a Nepali dish consisting of rice and lentils stewed with spices ¡ª with chicken curry is the most popular item on the menu.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 24, 2025
Lentil by lentil, Nepali food takes shape in Tokyo
The cuisine is emerging out of the shadow of Indian fare, thanks to a new breed of passionate chefs keen to introduce locals to South Asian dishes beyond butter chicken and naan.
In early October, 100 grams of autumn salmon roe in central Sapporo was priced at just below ?2,000.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 20, 2025
Prices for Hokkaido¡¯s autumn salmon roe jump as catch numbers fall
As of early October, 100 grams of autumn salmon roe in central Sapporo was selling for just under ?2,000.
Saury catches from August to the end of September this year totaled about 28,500 tons ¡ª a 2.4-fold increase from the same period last year.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2025
Japan group to launch AI service for saury size predictions
Since 2020, AI has helped predict likely saury fishing spots based on seawater temperature changes and past fishing records.
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2025
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
If the battle against invasive carp were to fail, the consequences could be both dire and unpredictable.
Chef Shota Itoi¡¯s innovative take on modern French cuisine at Auberge Eaufeu elevates the produce of rural Ishikawa Prefecture.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Sep 26, 2025
Auberge Eaufeu brings French flair to a quiet village in Ishikawa
Housed in a former elementary school, the restaurant is a brilliant showcase of the creative mind of chef Shota Itoi.
Despite centuries of overfishing and ecological collapse, the recovery of tuna stocks shows that strong regulation and economic self-interest can make once-endangered species sustainably abundant again.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 16, 2025
Tuna sushi is safe from extinction, for now
With the exception of Mediterranean albacore (a favorite of Spanish canneries) and bigeye in the Indian Ocean, every population is now being fished within sustainable levels.
At Syn, chef Naoto Ohno's playfulness is evident in the "Apple," a replica fruit filled with applejack-flavored foie gras and served on a plate decorated with a familiar logo.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 5, 2025
With a global approach, Syn gives French cuisine plenty of latitude
Up-and-coming chef Naoto Ohno draws from his rich travel experiences to redefine cooking traditions at his restaurant in Fukuoka.
Sauries are landed in the port of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Tuesday, the first catch of the season for the port this year. A wholesaler official said many sauries caught in late August are 1.4 times as big as last year's.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2025
After years of poor catches, large sauries make a return
Mainly landed in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, the fish is a delicacy enjoyed in Japan during summer and autumn.
Southern bluefin tuna at Shimizu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2025
'Antarctic tuna' rebrand weighed for southern bluefin
Southern bluefin is regarded as the second highest-quality tuna, after Pacific bluefin, but is not well known among consumers.
Shintaro Suzuki stands by a stone monument that marks the beginning of the pole-and-line bonito fishing method in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 4, 2025
Miyagi city marks 350 years of bonito fishing method
In 1675, fishermen from what is now called Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, taught a village in present-day Miyagi Prefecture a revolutionary technique to catch bonito.
The arrival of this season's first batch of saury was more than a month earlier than last year.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2025
Season's first batch of saury sells for ?300,000 per kilogram at Toyosu market
It was the first time in three years that saury was landed in July, but there were only 50 kilograms compared to last year's first arrival, which totaled around 42 tons.
Ginza Onodera's frozen sushi can be thawed with running water.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2025
Freezing tech allows luxury sushi to reach anywhere in Japan
Ginza Onodera has been working on the freezing method for about three years in cooperation with DayBreak, a special freezing technique developer in Tokyo.
911±¬ÁÏÍø seafood in a supermarket in Hong Kong in July 2023
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2025
China partially lifts ban on 911±¬ÁÏÍø seafood imports in bid to ease frictions
Tokyo labeled the move ¡°a major turning point,¡± though improving the relationship still faces hurdles over China¡¯s military moves near Japan.
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 29, 2025
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Want to be an advocate of Japan¡¯s marine health? Look out for sustainably farmed fish the next time you dine at a restaurant.
Eels for sale in Tokyo in 2018. In Japan, eels are a prized food.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2025
EU proposes eel trade restriction despite opposition from Japan
The proposal is aimed at putting fry, full-grown eels and processed eel products of all 18 species under regulation.
Japan has already told the EU that the 911±¬ÁÏÍø eel is at no risk of extinction due to international trade.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2025
Japan opposes EU moves toward eel trade regulation under CITES
Japan plans to collaborate with countries including China and South Korea to urge signatories to reject the proposal.
Sea bream with rice is a popular 911±¬ÁÏÍø dish, especially during this season when the fish is at its peak flavor.
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 25, 2025
As spring unfolds, sea bream turns into a prized catch
Capture the comforting flavors of the season with the classic pairing of the delicate fish with rice.
Shoichi Kojima holding a cheesecake made with funazushi on May 6 in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
JAPAN
May 13, 2025
Shiga chef turns stinky sushi into cheesecake
Girasole, a restaurant in the city of Hikone, has been serving the funazushi-derived?Basque-style cheesecake since April 2021.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France ¡ª where he had lived since he was a young child ¡ª stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world¡¯s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York¡¯s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles¡¯ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld¡¯s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ¡®monster parents¡¯ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan¡¯s female leader rises, can she cross sumo¡¯s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn¡¯t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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