An Osaka-Ohsho restaurant in the chain’s home city of Osaka, Japan. With Chinese people, and other foreigners, barred from Japan because of Covid-19, demand in China for Japanese food has surged, prompting the restaurant chain to open there. Photo: Shutterstock
With Osaka flavours – takoyaki, gyoza and okonomiyaki – and fun decor, Japanese restaurant chain tempts Shanghai diners
- Restaurant chain specialising in Japanese-Chinese food, Osaka Ohsho returns to China to satisfy the cravings of Chinese shut out of Japan by Covid-19 entry ban
- Its dumplings, fritters and octopus balls, and its restaurants’ fun decor, have been a draw in Shanghai, where it plans to open several more outlets
An Osaka-Ohsho restaurant in the chain’s home city of Osaka, Japan. With Chinese people, and other foreigners, barred from Japan because of Covid-19, demand in China for Japanese food has surged, prompting the restaurant chain to open there. Photo: Shutterstock
