Before the Olympics there was a handful of Western restaurants in entire Tokyo.

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She acknowledged the challenge of bringing Chinese customers to Western restaurants.

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Business at the Pearl's Western-style restaurants has plummeted since the alcohol suspension.

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But if you would rather ease into your culinary adventures, Ubud has no shortage of delicious restaurants serving both traditional and Western food.

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Its posh spa offers treatments from massage and facials to fun with hot stones and mud packs, and its four restaurants cater to Chinese, Japanese or Western tastes.

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