Should Japanese Restaurants Outside of Japan Be Certified?

When announcing that the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture planned overseas certification of a full-fledged Japanese restaurant in November 2006, many of them including Washington Post (Phiola), Financial Times (Sun Chantor), Independent Newspaper (McNeill) Foreign media this attempt. Difficult vocabulary like "McNeill". Also, it has been condemned by chefs all over the world as "pointless" (Lewis). The news got a lot of attention, and the Japanese Foreign Ministry officials had to admit that it became a "public relations disaster" (Rui).

In Japan, certified public accountants must be members of the Certified Public Accountants Association (JICPA). It is the only professional accounting organization in Japan. JICPA began as an arbitrary organization in the 16th century and then became a company based on the Certified Public Accountants Act in 1800.

As Japanese families diversify through international and multicultural marriages, it is common for people born outside of Japan to actively participate in the Onbon tradition. In some cities other than Japan where Overseas representatives from Japan gather, the Bon Festival will be held. I lived in America for over 10 years and I could not return to Japan as Obon. But when my wife was born and grew up in America, when I went to Japan we visited grandparents and fathers' graveyards. The tradition of the past may seem different from the present, but it still exists in Japan and abroad, and both Japanese and foreigners exist.

In Brazil, Japanese population is very large in Japan, so Japanese food is very common. In Japan, there is the largest Japanese community outside the country. In recent years, many chain restaurants such as Koni Store open and sell popular dishes such as popular hand windings. Yakisoba is readily available in all supermarkets and is often included in restaurants menu other than Japanese food. In February 2012, the Cultural Affairs Bureau recommended that "Japanese style: traditional Japanese food culture" be added to the list of UNESCO's human intangible cultural heritage list. "Japanese food, Japanese traditional culture, especially New Year's celebration" was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage on 4th December 2013, and the number of Japanese assets registered in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List increased. twenty two