By Jenn Ladd
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
TOKYO—There’s a little bar in Tokyo where a Philadelphian would feel right at home. It’s a 12-seat tavern plastered with familiar mementos: a SEPTA Regional Rail map, a Phillies pennant, Dallas Sucks beer koozies, and stuffed animal representations of four Philadelphia team mascots. There’s Eagles-branded whiskey and vodka on the menu, and Sixers and Phillies games on the TV. From the compact kitchen just behind the bar, you can hear the rapid-fire tap of metal on metal—the sound of a cook breaking up sizzling short rib on the flattop grill.