Aoyama's film "Eureka," which features survivors of a bus hijacking, won the International Federation of Film Critics prize at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Award-winning Japanese ramen brand Menya Jiro celebrated the grand opening of its first Boston location in Harvard Square on July 14.
The new restaurant is located at 57 JFK St. within the Crimson Galeria, which is already home to Veggie Grill and The Maharaja, and is set to debut cannabis store Cookies in the near future.
While Menya Jiro first sought approval to expand into Harvard Square in late 2019, the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the grand opening of its newest location for a year, Andy Truong owner of the Menya Jiro location in the Square said in an interview.
The brand originated in 2010 in Ibusuki, a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.