The Japanese Defense Minister tastes the famous Istanbul fish sandwich in Eminonu
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, on the sidelines of his participation in the NATO summit in Ankara, visited the historic Eminonu district in Istanbul and ate the famous local fish sandwich, amid a huge reception from the people.
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, participating in the NATO summit held in Ankara, headed to Istanbul, accompanied by his official delegation.
Koizumi toured the historic peninsula, where he received a warm welcome from the people of the Eminonu area. He stopped with his delegation at a fish sandwich restaurant to taste this dish, which has become one of the symbols of Istanbul, and then drank Turkish coffee.
The Japanese minister spoke to those around him and took pictures. He also posted pictures and clips of his tour on his social media account, which attracted widespread attention from those around the area.
Mustafa Ozturk, who served the fish meal to the Japanese minister and his delegation, said: “We were working normally. We noticed a delegation coming from the main street,” adding that the delegation liked the taste of the fish sandwich and described it as “excellent.”
This story was produced with machine-translation assistance, then went through human editorial review for accuracy and sourcing.

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