Tokyo to certify 'authentic' restaurants around the world
(NEWSER) - Japan, worried that the globalization of sushi is embarrassing its national cuisine—think California rolls—is about to start certifying which of the estimated 25,000 Japanese restaurants around the world are authentic. Experts based in major cities, including London, Paris, and Los Angeles, will give eateries that pass muster a logo showing chopsticks holding a cherry petal and a rising-sun flag, reports AFP. More»
