While Americans who have been to Japan may have tried sandos on shokupan, they haven’t jumped across the Pacific Ocean with the same urgency as ramen or sushi.
Houston Astros starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi recently tweeted about his displeasure regarding an interview with a Japanese journalist from Nikkan Sports.
Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the center of the circle is Eiko Araki, a master ...