Let's embark on an exploration of food from the era of the samurai ... can still experience the atmosphere and lifestyle of old Japan.

I know I am. In Japanese, fall is often known as the best season to whet your appetite or shokuyoku no aki. And, when you take a look at the bounty of seasonal foods around this time of year, it is no ...

The situation has put renewed focus on food security, especially for countries such as Japan that rely heavily on imports. Farmers in one part of northern Japan are addressing the problem by ...

Reframing Japan's agriculture industry as an ordinary sector with diverse actors, not only family farmers, will pave the way ...

Just like in Western cuisine, where a wide variety of models and types of knives are used depending on the food preparation ...

Videos of unhygienic pranks at sushi belt restaurants in Japan have forced chains to instate new dining rules for customers and threaten legal action. The phrase "sushi terrorism" emerged on ...

Forget its diminutive footprint. There's no better place in town to stock up on everything you need for Japanese cooking. New Tokyo is free of fluff and a boon to the indecisive, loaded with a ...

The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon. The rice balls ...

Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. Until recently, that bottle of Japanese whisky you paid a premium for might not actually contain whisky made in Japan. Producers could ...

And big kids sucking on baby food-style pouches — will it change ... 1980s with the style of cooking that became known as Franco-Japanese cuisine and found an enthusiastic audience here in ...

Just as Hifumiya broke new ground for our Japanese food scene, Ginza Nana Alley looks set to be equally influential, as Hiramatsu and co take a deep-dive into yokocho: Japan’s warren-like ...

This week in 417 food news, a Japanese restaurant moves to a larger location, an Asian market announces its last day and a coffee trailer finds a permanent home. Also, if you missed out on ...