A basement bar a stone¡¯s throw from the austere Kyoto Imperial Palace might seem like an unlikely place to ¡°make pizza fun again.¡±

American Daniel McNellie is clearly in on the joke, referencing the campaign slogan of U.S. President Donald Trump, but, like all jokes, there¡¯s a kernel of truth in McNellie¡¯s plan.

Take note ¡ª he didn¡¯t say ¡°make pizza great again.¡±