Review excerpt: The okonomiyaki at Kiji is humble — there is none of the giant pizza-sized servings currently in vogue at other establishments. Kiji is also modest with the mayonnaise.
Review excerpt: The sides are good at Epais, but let’s face it, they all play supporting roles to the main attraction: the tonkatsu.
You could argue what the sushi chefs do at Kurosugi isn’t much — or perhaps that it is just enough. Of course, that statement is as wide of the mark as it is correct. Witness the delicate pattern of cuts scored into the shiny ...
Chef and owner Hiro Saka opened Kagaman more than 30 years ago. Saka has been in the food business a long time having made the climb from a ship’s galley to opening a string of restaurants in central Osaka. Kagaman, with its Michelin star, ...
Review excerpt: Kushiage, udon, kinmedai — Whatever is served at Beignet, you’re in for a treat.
Kitashinchi really only comes alive at night, but some restaurants there still do great lunch deals. Matsumoto stands out among them. The lunch menu is comprehensive, starting at ¥1,600 for a basic dish and hitting ¥5,300 for a mini course, which is what I ...
Review excerpt: At its core, Echi Ponte Vecchio a Osaka is a pizza and pasta restaurant, but your local, cozy pizzeria it is not.
Review excerpt: Morning Glass Osaka is an offshoot of the original Morning Glass Coffee in Honolulu and they’ve borrowed much of the aesthetic and menu from Hawaii.
Review excerpt: Hako sushi features prominently on the menu at Yoshino Sushi, but there are alternatives. No bite-size sushi came with my Mushizushisen set lunch (¥3,000), a seasonal option that is only offered in winter. Instead, the meal’s centerpiece — the mushizushi — was ...
Review excerpt: Chef Kakoiyama is jovial and enterprising. He also has that sixth sense of knowing when conversation is warranted, and when it’s excessive. Interactions with him usually involve him helping you decipher a dish — like an artist called on to explain some ...
| Party Name | Total (pre-election seats) |
Electoral districts | Proportional representation |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | 316 (198) | 249 | 67 | |
| JIP | 36 (34) | 20 | 16 | |
| CRA | 49 (172) | 7 | 42 | |
| DPP | 28 (27) | 8 | 20 | |
| Sanseito | 15 (2) | 0 | 15 | |
| Mirai | 11 (0) | 0 | 11 | |
| JCP | 4 (8) | 0 | 4 | |
| Reiwa | 1 (8) | 0 | 1 | |
| Tax Cuts | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 | |
| CPJ | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | |
| SDP | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Minor parties | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 4 (10) | 4 | 0 |
