MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- It’s the end of an era in Mayfield Heights as Otani Japanese Restaurant announced it will close on Sunday, March 16. “It’s with great appreciation and many emotions ...

Otani is even planning a special promotion if the Dodgers win the World Series. “Someday, I’d like to deliver this rice to Shohei Ohtani and have him try it,” he said.

It was at Otani Japanese Restaurant that most Northeast Ohioans got their first taste of sushi and Japanese cuisine. Opened in 1978 by Kazushige Honda, the restaurant continued on its path to ...