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Dayton Asato’s Way of Saying Mahalo: Supporting da Community with KC Waffle Dogs

Dayton Asato, 61 grew up in one small apartment in one small lane between Fern and Date Street in…

Lee A. Tonouchi • April 23, 2025

business economics food Hawai'i management Okinawan Americans restaurants small business Uchinanchu United States waffle dogs

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Benihana Founder’s Son Kevin Aoki on His Father’s Hall of Fame Legacy

Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki’s induction into the Asian Hall of Fame in 2023 enshrined his reputation as a …

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 26, 2025

Asian Hall of Fame (organization) Benihana (firm) halls of fame museums restaurants Rocky Aoki

Sola Izakaya: This Place Feels Like Home

My parents had a requirement for a good Japanese restaurant. “If the customers are speaking Japan…

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • Dec. 1, 2024

bars (drinking establishments) food generations immigrants immigration Issei izakaya Japan Japanese food migration postwar restaurants Shin-Issei United States World War II

Das Using his Noodle! How Bryce Fujimoto wuz da Least Likely for Carry on his Grandfaddah’s Saimin Legacy

In 1969, Bryce Fujimoto’s grandfaddah, da late Franz “Shiro” Matsuo opened up da first Shiro’s Saim…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Nov. 18, 2024

Aiea families Hawai'i Hawaiian food legacies Oahu restaurants United States

Ritsuko Kashiba, Seattle Chapter President of the American Calligraphy Association — Part 1

She moved to the United States at the age of 17 and got married at 21. Since then, she has been bus…

Hitomi Kato • May 28, 2024

immigrants immigration Japan Kumamoto Prefecture migration restaurants Seattle Shiro Kashiba Sushi Kashiba (restaurant) United States Washington

Same Place, New Face: 30 Years of Mr. Ramen

Little Tokyo celebrates 140 years this year. As the second-oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles, Litt…

Megan Yasuda • May 7, 2024

business California communities economics families food gentrification Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Mr. Ramen (restaurant) noodles ramen restaurants small business United States urban renewal

Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today

Part 7: Yamato Group's commitment to "Japanese flavors"

In the seventh episode, we spoke with Honda Minami, director of Yamato Group (represented by Honda …

Tomoko Oura • Feb. 2, 2024

Brazil business cooking cuisine economics food Japanese business enterprises Japanese cuisine management restaurants São Paulo Yamato Comercial LDTA (firm)

A Half Century of Preaching the Washoku Gospel

The celebrated chef Takeyuki Suetsugu recently spoke with former North American Post Editor Akiko K…

Akiko Kusunose • Feb. 1, 2024

chefs cooking cuisine Japanese cuisine restaurants Seattle Takeyuki Suetsugu United States Washington washoku

Wake Up and Smell the Green Tea: Japanese Breakfast is the New Way to Start Your Day

I’ve been to Japan three times. Over the course of those visits I had so many delicious meals; rich…

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • Dec. 15, 2023

Boyle Heights breakfasts California Gardena Japanese Little Tokyo Los Angeles Otomisan (restaurant) restaurants United States

Reiwa Izakaya: Japanese taste in Peru

Nikkei fusion has been the main way in which Peruvians have learned about the benefits of Japanese …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Sept. 11, 2023

Arturo Uchima cooking cuisine fusion cuisine Julio Haruyama Lima Nikkei cuisine Peru Reiwa Izakaya (restaurant) restaurants

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