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Dassai And Beyond
Our guest is Kazuhiro Sakurai, the 4th generation and CEO of Asahi Shuzo, which is the maker of Dassai sake.
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Fourth Generation Sushi Chef Goes Global
Our guest is Yoshi Tezuka, the 4th generation sushi chef at Matsunozushi in Tokyo, which was founded in 1910. Yoshi is not just a great sushi chef, but also a global thinker.
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Japan Distilled!
Our guests are Stephen Lyman & Christopher Pellegrini who are the co-hosts of Japan Distilled, the fantastic new podcast about Japanese spirits.
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What Is Yakitori?
Our guest is Michael Gerard who is the founder and president of Wildwood Ovens & BBQ (Instagram) based in California.
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Miso, Soy and Samurai: Unique Food Culture of Aichi
Our guest is Kazumasa Nishikawa who is the 4th generation head master of the Nishikawa school of Japanese dancing, which has a history of 170 years.
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Ramen Forever – An Artist’s Guide To Ramen
Our guest is Yarrow Lazer-Smith, a.k.a. Yarrow Slaps who is a visual artist and hip-hop musician as well as the co-director of SWIM Gallery in San Francisco.
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Water, Wood, And Wild Things: Life in Rural Japan
Our guest is Hannah Kirshner who is the author of “WATER, WOOD, AND WILD THINGS”, which just came out on March 23, 2021 from Viking.
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Japanese Whisky, Tattoo and Schoolgirls
Our guest is Brian Ashcraft who is a senior writer for the video gaming site Kotaku and a columnist for The Japan Times.
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Let’s Make A Japanese-Style Bento Box!
Our my guests are Marc Matsumoto & Maki Ogawa. Marc and Maki host a popular English cooking show called BENTO EXPO produced by NHK, the national public broadcaster of Japan.
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An American Who Saved A Traditional Japanese Brewery
Our guest is Marcus Consolini who is the CEO of Daimon Shuzo, a sake brewery in Osaka that was founded in 1826. It is extremely rare to find non-Japanese management at a traditional sake...