Shortly after the Black Friday rush on shopping specials ends, the year-end madness in Japan known as “shiwasu” (loosely translated as “professors running in a tizzy”) officially begins.

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 ...

Hokkaido Prefecture is a treasure trove of seafood. Chef Hayashi heads to the city of Hakodate to visit the people involved in the production of kombu kelp, the foundation of Japanese cuisine.

Editor’s note: In the Taste of Life series, cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life. Kazuko Goto ...

Anime like Naruto and Food Wars! Shokugeki no Sōma are getting foreign fans hungry to try all kinds of Japanese cuisine. The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2024 surpassed prepandemic ...