in the hopes of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Japan-France friendship. “There was a firm tendency among French fans to prefer Japanese movies reflecting strong auteurism,” recalled ...

Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. But they do. Sake has been increasingly popular among French people lately. Imports of Japanese sake to France are at a record-high, and sales ...

Eventually, they landed on the idea of a French Japanese bistro drawing on Namba’s French cooking background and Kaplan’s sake and wine expertise. After four years of planning, Camélia opened ...