Japanese food is not just sushi. We present a selection of WAZA's favourite eateries during a 2016/17 new year's visit to Japan, which showcases the mouthwatering variety of food and drink options available.

Fifteen hours by plane, fifteen thousand kilometres: There is a lot of water between South Africa and Japan. For generations people from both countries have perceived each other as far removed in distance and psychology – and little has changed in the 21^st Century. There is very little precedent for focussed, active contact. Very little precedent, but the little there was, came surprisingly early.