# What Is The Difference Between Japanese Restaurants In Japan And The U.S.?

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Podcast: [Japan Eats!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505)
Published: 2025-09-11T04:00:00+00:00
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Our guests are Yusuke Fukuzaki and Ryo Yamazaki, co-owners of SSAW  www.ssawbrooklyn.com/  in Brooklyn, New York.  The duo opened SSAW in November 2024 to serve “a refined ‘New Japanese’ dining experience, where traditional craftsmanship meets contemporary innovation,” according to its website.       Yusuke has worked at top restaurants in Japan, including the three-Michelin-starred Kagurazaka ISHIKAWA and KOHAKU. Along with Ryo’s Japanese-style Omotenashi hospitality, the eight-seat charming space has become a quintessential Japanese restaurant where you get the sense of belonging to a special community like in the popular Japanese drama series  Midnight Diner .   In this episode, we will discuss why Yusuke left a successful chef career in Japan and moved to the U.S., how he balances authenticity and creativity on his dishes, how Ryo manages to realize the Japanese-style hospitality at SSAW, the restaurant’s unique sake list and the principle behind it and much, much more!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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