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Sustenance and survival: the story of Yamazushinew

No comparison, no competitor: Serving a grandiose eight-course Japanese tasting menu and seating only 10 diners per night, a meal at Yamazushi is unrivaled by any other restaurant in the area.
INDY Week |
Victoria Bouloubasis |
05-02-2013 |
Food+Drink
Rising Brew Culture: Japan is Producing Some World-Class Beernew

There’s another invasion coming from the land of Godzilla — an attack from Japan’s emerging craft beer scene. You may laugh at the notion of Japan making great beer, but it’s producing some of the world’s best, with 13 brews already on the shelves at Calgary beer stores.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
01-14-2010 |
Food+Drink
Trendzilla: Purikura (a.k.a. Giant Expensive Japanese Photo Booths)new
These are digital booths that can be as large as a storage closet and can comfortably fit four or more. Inside, you'll find props to sit on -- anything from a bench with a green screen behind you to padded diner booths.
The Phillies' So Taguchi has Lost His Waynew

But the slumping outfielder remains determined to find it.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
07-14-2008 |
Sports
Takahiro Omori's Pursuit of Bass Fishing in Americanew
Takahiro Omori, who won the Super Bowl of bass fishing this year, came to the U.S. to pursue his dream against his father's wishes.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
09-24-2004 |
Sports
Rice-Based Ice Cream Balls Taste Sublimenew
Mochi ice cream balls represent fusion food at its best: They’re yin and yang, East meets West, elastic and soft, ancient and new, chewy and smooth, familiar and surprising.
Columbus Alive |
G.A. Benton |
06-10-2004 |
Food+Drink