[header] How to eat healthily at a japanese restaurant [title] Start with edamame. [step] Steamed edamame is a perfect vegetable appetizer to enjoy before any japanese meal. The edamame will help fill your stomach a bit so that you don't overeat your main course. 
Additionally, edamame, or soybeans, are an excellent source of protein and virtually fat-free. [substeps] You can ask your server for pickled vegetables if you don't want the edamame.