Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

LONDON, Britain - Yoshihiro Narisawa (L), owner and chef of the French restaurant ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district, and Seiji Yamamoto (R), chef of ''RyuGin,'' Japanese cuisine in Tokyo's Roppongi, pose for photos in London on April 18, 2011. ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' and ''RyuGin'' were ranked 12th, the best rank for a restaurant in Asia, and 20th, respectively, in the world's 50 best restaurant list released the same day. ''Noma,'' a Scandinavian restaurant in Copenhagen, topped the list for two consecutive years.

2 Japanese restaurants on world's top 50 list led by Italian

2 Japanese restaurants on world's top 50 list led by Italian

Japanese chefs Yoshihiro Narisawa (R) and Seiji Yamamoto, whose Tokyo-based restaurants Narisawa and RyuGin ranked eighth and 31st, respectively, attend a ceremony recognizing the world's 50 best restaurants in New York on June 13, 2016. Italian restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena topped the list, determined by the votes of some 1,000 chefs, critics and industry insiders, followed by Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Narisawa makes top 10 in world's best restaurants list

Japan's Narisawa makes top 10 in world's best restaurants list

Japanese chefs Yoshihiro Narisawa (R) and Seiji Yamamoto shake hands in a ceremony in London on June 1, 2015, as their Tokyo-based restaurants made the list of the world's 50 best restaurants topped by El Celler de Can Rosa in Girona, Spain. Narisawa and RyuGin were eighth and 29th, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taipei's first-ever Michelin guide

Taipei's first-ever Michelin guide

Chef Lin Chiu-wei (3rd from L) of The Guest House restaurant, Michael Ellis (2nd from L), international director of the Michelin Guide, and chef Ryohei Hieda of the Shoun RyuGin Japanese restaurant, pose for the media in Taipei on March 14, 2018. The restaurants were awarded two Michelin stars in the first edition of the Taipei-based restaurant guide launched the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

LONDON, Britain - Yoshihiro Narisawa (L), owner and chef of the French restaurant ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district, and Seiji Yamamoto (R), chef of ''RyuGin,'' Japanese cuisine in Tokyo's Roppongi, pose for photos in London on April 18, 2011. ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' and ''RyuGin'' were ranked 12th, the best rank for a restaurant in Asia, and 20th, respectively, in the world's 50 best restaurant list released the same day. ''Noma,'' a Scandinavian restaurant in Copenhagen, topped the list for two consecutive years. (Kyodo)