At New Ginza on E. 1st, the English-language menu was mostly loaded with cocktails like “Japanese Grasshopper” and “Geisha Girl.” After 9 p.m., once the floor shows got going, you could order sashimi and cubed abalone to go along with the “colorful entertainment from Tokyo.” In 1964, they hosted a Thanksgiving dinner that didn’t make patrons choose between “authentic Japanese” and “American”: roast turkey with rice and chestnut soy sauce, baked ham with a tofu turkey roll, and a teriyaki ham.