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Osaka restaurant bankruptcy: LIAISON operator owes ¥1.2bn
The DINING, which opened the Michelin-starred French restaurant LIAISON in 2017 and grew to about 30 outlets, has stopped trading with some 300 creditors.

Japan saury prices triple as Hokkaido landings shrink
Fresh sanma averaged about ¥3,645 a kilo at Toyosu from mid-August, after a government forecast warned of the smallest saury stock since 2003.

Matsutake gohan recipe: Japan's wild autumn rice
The wild matsutake mushroom has a six-week season in Japan that starts this month. The classic technique: never wash the mushroom, never stir the rice, let the steam do the rest.

Ansolence opens with Tokyo's one-star Manowa chef
Chef Lin Hongson leaves the one-star kitchen at Restaurant Manowa to open his own 14-seat address in Tokyo's Kami-Osaki district this September.

Pepper Lunch Troy Hooper steps down as US chief
The teppanyaki chain's American growth architect moves to a strategic advisory role on 25 September, with parent-company chief Yugo Tago taking over.

What to eat in Tokyo: 10 dishes and where to find them
Sushi at Tsukiji before 9am, tsukemen under Tokyo Station, soba in Kanda, monjayaki in Tsukishima and a 1909 taiyaki shop, with addresses and 2026 prices in yen.

Sushi Kaiseki Okuno opens inside Tokyo National Museum
The museum's third new restaurant seats 16 in the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures and serves one chef's-choice course, with dinner by reservation only.

Tofrom Yaesu opens by Tokyo Station with 68 food tenants
A 170-year-old kappo house, a starred tempura counter and a yakitori spin-off move into the new tower on 10 September, above a highway bus terminal.
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