Some Japanese businesses are charging multiple times their usual prices amid a record influx of tourists. “Japanese and non-Japanese-type segregation will bring unpleasant tension and discontent … We need to be very careful about that.” Leaving a bad taste While tourism industry insiders believe Japan should capitalise on inbound visitors’ increased purchasing power, some are sceptical that two-tiered pricing is …
Jon Yao probably can thank his mom for his Michelin star. “I think Kato is a combination of Southern California, my upbringing in the San Gabriel Valley and my mom’s cooking,” the Taiwanese American chef says of his downtown restaurant. Jon Yao’s upbringing in the San Gabriel Valley, Southern California ingredients and his mom’s cooking drive the menu at Kato …
