Dine Italian style at newest branch of a natural restaurant in western Tokyo

This stylish restaurant that opened recently near Yokota Air Base promises to revive appreciation for Italian cuisine.

Pierside cafe in Japan serves a slice of calm with a cup of relaxation

The Elmar Uraga Terrace Cafe is a comfortable coffee shop in which to while away the time before boarding a ferry.

Home of the Whopper introduces the meat-free Fake Burger, but only in Japan

Burger King’s Fake Burger aims to wow your taste buds with a pile of french fries draped with Gouda cheese and smoky barbecue sauce. While not as visually pleasing as a real burger, it doesn’t taste half bad.

Biker-themed cafe serves up pastries, hot dogs near Camp Humphreys, South Korea

Four Nerd, which replaced a motorcycle repair shop, retains a striking motorcycle-themed interior and exterior. It serves the usual cafe fare — coffee, tea and various pastries.

Delicious Mexican food, mesmerizing art converge at Que Rico in South Korea

Que Rico comes as close to authentic Mexican cuisine as you’ll find in Pyeongtaek. And the fun doesn’t stop with the food — the walls and even the floor are colorful, too.

Sumo-size me: Former wrestler serves up sumo stew in Kusatsu Onsen

Daicha-an is an intimate venue a few hours northwest of Tokyo where a former sumo wrestler serves up traditional stew.

Sumo wrestling is on the menu at Tokyo’s Asakusa Sumo Club

Dinner and a show at Asakusa Sumo Club means a hearty meal fit for a 350-pound wrestler and a chance to enter the ring yourself. The restaurant seats 76 around the dohyo, a 15-foot-diameter circle of partially buried rice-straw bales in which a sumo bout occurs.

Travel the world without leaving the ground on First Airlines in Tokyo

First Airlines, in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, re-creates the experience of an international flight right down to walking the streets of a foreign city. But unlike most airplane fare, the food served at First Airlines is delicious.

Mister Donut welcomes spring in Japan with more sakura- and mochi-infused treats

Japan’s most popular doughnut franchise has four festive seasonal treats this year that celebrate Sakura.

Coffee shop in Tokyo basks in glow of Taylor Swift’s supposed visit

Whether Swift queued up at Turret Coffee during her recent Eras Tour performances at Tokyo Dome is in doubt. What’s certain is the tide of undeterred Swifties descending upon the coffee shop near the Tsukiji fish market ever since.