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Michelin Guide unveils 2026 Tokyo star eateries

Chefs attend a ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2025, celebrating their entries in the 2026 edition of the Michelin guide of starred eateries in Tokyo, unveiled the same day.

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Michelin Guide unveils 2026 Tokyo star eateries

Hidetoshi Nakamura (R), a chef of Japanese restaurant Myojaku, poses at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2025, after earning a three-star rating in the 2026 edition of the Michelin guide of starred eateries in Tokyo, unveiled the same day.

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Michelin Guide unveils 2026 Tokyo star eateries

Chefs attend a ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2025, celebrating their entries in the 2026 edition of the Michelin guide of starred eateries in Tokyo, unveiled the same day.

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Michelin unveils Mexico Guide with 18 restaurants "picking stars"

STORY: Michelin unveils Mexico Guide with 18 restaurants "picking stars" SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Michelin Guide unveiled Tuesday its Guide of Mexico of 2024 in which 18 restaurants were picked as Michelin-starred. Michelin Guide entered Mexico for the first time, indicating that Mexican cuisine has won more international recognition. The Michelin Guide of Mexico includes Mexico City, Quintana Roo, Oaxaca, Baja California, Baja California Sur and Nuevo Leon. A total of 157 restaurant establishments, ranging from down-to-earth taco joints to cosmopolitan eateries, have been selected for the Michelin Selection list. On the list, 16 restaurants were awarded one Michelin star, and two restaurants from Mexico City were awarded two stars. Michelin three-star restaurants did not appear on the list this time. "Mexico attracts gourmets and travelers in search of extraordinary experi

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Surging restaurant prices in Türkiye make eating out a luxury

STORY: Surging restaurant prices in Türkiye make eating out a luxury SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets, at cafe and restaurants in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YUNUS ATAMAN, Private company worker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): YAZGI SECKIN, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): DINCER KARADOGU, Cafe owner in Ankara STORYLINE: For Turks hit hard by runaway inflation in recent years, going to a cafe or a restaurant has become a luxury. With nearly 70 percent annual inflation, prices of all consumer goods in the country are regularly increasing at a pace that has rarely been seen before. Restaurants and eateries in general are no exception to the price hikes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YUNUS ATAMAN, Private company worker "I can't even imagine dining out anymore. Back in the day, my family and I would hit up a restaurant for a meal. Today, the same meal would cost me at least 2,500 liras (about 80

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Liya's mouthwatering Malatang experience in NW China

STORY: Liya's mouthwatering Malatang experience in NW China SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Tianshui malatang" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University STORYLINE: Tianshui has emerged as a culinary hotspot, with its Malatang, a local hot pot gaining trendsetting status. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University "For tourists visiting Tianshui recently, eating malatang has become a trend. The local Malatang has been so popular that it has fuelled the fame of the whole city. So here I am today, ready to try it out. Despite the abundance of malatang eateries here, you still have to wait in long queues for a taste of this delicacy." Malatang mixes boiled meat and vegetables seasoned with mouthwatering scarlet chili oil. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIYA, Kazakh student, Lanzhou University "If you

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Pakistani restaurant gains popularity in China's Harbin

STORY: Pakistani restaurant gains popularity in China's Harbin SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the restaurant 2. various of Muhammad Usama 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMAD USAMA, Manager of the restaurant 4. various of the restaurant and customers STORYLINE: In an inconspicuous street in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, there is a Pakistani restaurant that stands out from the surrounding eateries. Upon entering the restaurant, customers can see the rich Pakistani-themed decorations. Although the space is not large, it gives a warm and tidy feeling. "This is the only Pakistani restaurant in Harbin." Muhammad Usama, the manager of the restaurant, spoke fluent Chinese as he introduced dishes to Chinese guests. "You can try the chicken curry and traditional milk tea." The restaurant was opened in 2019 by Muhammad Atif who just graduated with a doctorate degree in China at that time. "

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Tokyo eateries offer chance to support recovery efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2012, shows the signboard of a nonprofit Japanese-style pub named Reconstruction Support Tavern, which opened in Tokyo's Ginza district in January the same year to aid recovery efforts in areas hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. The tavern, open until late September 2012, aims to donate its monthly profits of over 1 million yen to the prefectural governments of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.

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Signs of western lifestyle dot N. Korea's capital

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Female chefs bake a pizza in an Italian restaurant in Pyongyang in July 2011. European-style drinks and European cuisine are increasingly making their way into some of the more trendy eateries in the North Korean capital in what might be called a mini European boom.

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Signs of western lifestyle dot N. Korea's capital

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A waitress carries a pizza in an Italian restaurant in Pyongyang in July 2011. European-style drinks and European cuisine are increasingly making their way into some of the more trendy eateries in the North Korean capital in what might be called a mini European boom.

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1st weekend after lifting COVID curbs on eateries in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Oct. 30, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions on eateries in the Tokyo area and Osaka.

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1st weekend after lifting COVID curbs on eateries in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Oct. 30, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions on eateries in the Tokyo area and Osaka.

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COVID curbs on eateries lifted in Tokyo

People walk along a street filled with restaurants and bars in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on Oct. 25, 2021. Coronavirus restrictions on eateries were lifted in the Tokyo area and Osaka the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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COVID curbs on eateries lifted in Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Minami area on Oct. 25, 2021. Coronavirus restrictions on eateries were lifted in the Tokyo area and Osaka the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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COVID curbs on eateries lifted in Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Minami area on Oct. 25, 2021. Coronavirus restrictions on eateries were lifted in the Tokyo area and Osaka the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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COVID curbs on eateries lifted in Tokyo

People walk along a street filled with restaurants and bars in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on Oct. 25, 2021. Coronavirus restrictions on eateries were lifted in the Tokyo area and Osaka the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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COVID curbs on eateries lifted in Tokyo

People walk along a street filled with restaurants and bars in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on Oct. 25, 2021. Coronavirus restrictions on eateries were lifted in the Tokyo area and Osaka the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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COVID-19 restrictions on eateries lifted in Tokyo

People walk on Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area as COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars are lifted in the capital the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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COVID-19 restrictions on eateries lifted in Tokyo

People pose for photos in front of the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa area as COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars are lifted in the capital the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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Tokyo metro gov't to lift COVID restrictions on eateries Monday

The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift restrictions on restaurants and bars over the coronavirus pandemic from Monday as the capital has seen a steady decline in the number of infections, officials said Thursday. Some 102,000 eateries certified as taking anti-virus measures have currently been asked to stop serving alcohol by 8 p.m. and to close by 9 p.m. The metropolitan government will in principle continue to limit the number of people who can sit at the same table to four.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo to lift COVID curbs on eateries as infections drop

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2021, shows a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo's Shimbashi area. The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift coronavirus restrictions on eateries on Oct. 25 in response to the recent downtrend of infections.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo to lift COVID curbs on eateries as infections drop

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2021, shows a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo's Shimbashi area. The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift coronavirus restrictions on eateries on Oct. 25 in response to the recent downtrend of infections.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo to lift COVID curbs on eateries as infections drop

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2021, shows a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo's Shimbashi area. The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift coronavirus restrictions on eateries on Oct. 25 in response to the recent downtrend of infections.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo to lift COVID curbs on eateries as infections drop

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2021, shows a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo's Shimbashi area. The Tokyo metropolitan government will lift coronavirus restrictions on eateries on Oct. 25 in response to the recent downtrend of infections.

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