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National | Deep Dive Jul 26, 2018

Dining out in Tokyo in the age of gastro-tourism

by Robbie Swinnerton

Tokyo: It's the world's greatest dining city. Twenty years ago this assertion — one I delighted in dropping into conversations whenever possible — would have been met with bemusement if not ridicule, especially among the gourmets of Paris or New York. These days, few ...

National | Deep Dive Jul 26, 2018

Social-media influencers exert formidable impact on sushi scene

by Cory Baird

Social-media influencers are quickly becoming one of the largest forces in Japan's sushi industry, driving customer traffic at some of the country's most renowned restaurants with the tap of a screen. Depending on who you ask, such influencers — users of platforms such as Facebook ...