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Global Kitchen Series No.13 - Türkiye

  • November 2023
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One-Night Two-Day Ibaraki Tour

  • November 2023
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Hotel New Otani Tokyo

  • November 2023

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Regions and Food

  • delicious Japan
  • November 2023
  • Vol. 17

Japan is an island nation with a land area of approximately 378,000 square kilometers in a bow-like shape. It is located between 120° and 150° east longitude and 20° and 45° north latitude, stretching around 3,000km from east to west and about the same from north to south.

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High-Quality Wines from Vineyards with Their Horizon

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  • November 2023
  • Vol. 17

My name is Ignacio Arzuaga Navarro. I am the second generation of “Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro,” a family winery. My father established Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro in 1987. In 1993, we started to trade wine.

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Global Kitchen Series No. 13 - Türkiye

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  • November 2023
  • Vol. 17

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Türkiye in 2024

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Presenting New Recipes for the Japanese Market, Using Turkish Hazelnuts and Dried Fruits!

  • delicious Japan
  • November 2023
  • Vol. 17

Turkish cuisine is one of the three major cuisines of the world. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Türkiye this year and the centennial of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Türkiye in 2024, “delicious Japan” called on three chefs active in Japan and abroad to create new recipes using Turkish ingredients. We want to unveil these recipes, which use hazelnuts and dried fruits from Türkiye and are intended to spread in the Japanese market.

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One-Night Two-Day Ibaraki Tour

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  • November 2023
  • Vol. 17

Embedded into the northern reaches of the great Kanto plain, Ibaraki Prefecture stretches from an extended seaside shoreline across agricultural fields and up into the hefty hills sprinkled with impressive Shinto shrines.

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Bars in Tokyo

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  • May 2023
  • Vol. 16

Introducing 3 bars in Tokyo: Bar Avanti in Ginza, Mixology Heritage in Uchisaiwaicho, and Bar & Cafe Camellia in Marunouchi.

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Wine and Food of Portugal

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  • May 2023
  • Vol. 16

Portugal boasts the world's largest amount of wine consumed per person per year. Interview with Teppei Yamada, Supervisor of New Business Development Department at Arai Shoji Co.

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Global Kitchen Series No. 12 - Portugal

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  • May 2023
  • Vol. 16

Exlusive interview with Miguel Malheiro Garcia, Trade Commissioner and Economic Counsellor of aicep Portugal Global.

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What is Sustainable Cocktail? Its Story and Sustainable Cocktail Competition

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  • May 2023
  • Vol. 16

The International Hotel and Restaurant Show, now in its 51st consecutive year and marking more than half a century, was held at Tokyo Big Sight from February 7 to 10, 2023. The special stage event is a highlight of the show every year, attracting a great deal of attention and acclaim from professionals in the hotel, restaurant, and food service industries.

  • From the Editor

Where is Japan's night-time economy heading?

  • delicious Japan
  • May 2023
  • Vol. 16

The Covid-19 pandemic that shook the entire world in 2020 brought the night-time economy to a complete halt. However, the various values and human desires inherent in the night have not been diminished or compromised at all; in fact, it can even be said that they are being sought more strongly.

  • From the Editor

What Will be the "Future of Food" and the "Food of the Future" in Japan?

  • delicious Japan
  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

What do people want from meals? Some people are looking for healthful food that tastes good. Others want to get a sense of the time of year by eating seasonal ingredients, or to deepen communication as they gather around a dining table.

  • Special Contribution

Hospitality, Entertainment, and Art in Food

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  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

Our editorial team at “delicious Japan” sees these three elements driving Japan's food scene in future, so we'll be commenting on past, present, and future food scenes with reference to developments around the world.

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Global Kitchen Series No.11 - Paraguay

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  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

Exclusive interview with H.E. Mr. Raúl Florentín Antola, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Paraguay to Japan

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Wine from Israel

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  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

Japan's wine consumption has increased about 1.5-fold over 10 years. European wines, from France, Italy, Spain, and elsewhere, have a 60% share, while around 30% come from Chile. Israeli wine has been in the spotlight in recent years. We asked Mr. Tal Sunderland-Cohen about Israeli wine.

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Japan's Oldest Sake Brand Shirayuki

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  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

Itami is the birthplace of sake. The history and culture of sake live and breathe in this town, where Konishi Brewing Company has been brewing sake since 1550.

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My Medicinal Cooking

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  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

Junko Sasanuma works on education and outreach about medicinal cooking, through medicinal cooking classes, lunch events at restaurants, and other channels.

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7th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism 12 to 15 December 2022 at Nara, Japan

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  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

The theme of the Forum is Gastronomy Tourism for People and Planet: Innovate, Empower and Preserve. The Forum will focus on the role of gastronomy tourism in the following session titles.

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SGS Nara Forum, Launch of a Terroir Value-sharing Concept at Region Level between Japan and Europe on GI Practices

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  • November 2022
  • Vol. 15

In the midst of the UN WTO General Assembly to be held on 13th to 15th in December in Nara prefecture in parallel SGS organization held its 1st Engagement Platform and Food forum hosted in Nara prefecture on November 15.

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FEATURE: Japan's Oldest Sake Brand Shirayuki
FEATURE: My Medicinal Cooking
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November 28, 2019
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September 1, 2019
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April 1, 2019
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