“Ura! It’s Ura!” Up in the nosebleed seats of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s packed-to-the-gills sumo arena, I’m cheering for my favorite wrestler with a skewer of grilled chicken. It’s not that I’m ...

Tokyo’s Yoshiteru Ikegawa is the world’s most famous yakitori chef, bar none. Food & Wine calls him “the world’s greatest yakitori chef.” The Japan Times argues that no place does this artfully ...

The restaurant in Japan has a Michelin star and is one of the city’s essential restaurants. There, owner Yoshiteru Ikegawa takes the very simple street food concept of yakitori — chicken skewers — to ...

At the NYC offshoot, the menu will be exactly the same as Torishiki: a focus on chicken skewers and vegetables. The omakase-style offering will be served in 14 courses and cost $150. Dishes include ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori was originally ...

The Manhattan branch of a famous Tokyo yakitori restaurant shows that you shouldn’t underestimate neck skin and cartilage. 9 Photos View Slide Show › By Pete Wells When you make a reservation at an ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 11 and 19. The first story was viewed by 27% of our regular readers. (The ...

“I think we are a quite uncommon yakitori restaurant,” says Tsukune Toranomon chef Kazuhiro Watanabe. “We are funny.” Watanabe is referring to the playful attitude he conveys as the current head of ...

There are a lot of good restaurants in the Palisades and Santa Monica, and some wonderful sushi havens. But no Yakitori! When I was in Japan last month, we enjoyed sitting in front of an expert ...

TOKYO -- The question of whether to remove yakitori from its skewer has long been a hot topic of debate at Japanese drinking parties. For some, sliding those barbecued chicken morsels off their little ...