As of November 2022, the popular YouTube channel 経塚翼【簡単ダイエット食堂】”Tsubasa Kyozuka’s Easy Diet Cooking” has garnered over 800,000 total followers captivated by their easy-to-follow diet-friendly recipes….

Japan’s borders are finally open. Japanese TV is reporting every day on the large numbers of tourists coming to visit Asakusa, Akihabara, and Ginza to…

If you’re in the Tokyo area, then you probably know that the weather has suddenly gone from balmy to frigid. This week, temperatures as low…

Even today, when upscale ramen shops serving fancy bowls with premium ingredients are known to earn Michelin stars, inexpensive and filling bowls of Iekei ramen,…

Whether they’re filled with tuna and mayo, salted salmon, pickled plum, or countless other options, おにぎり onigiri rice balls are a popular snack both among…

Ramen has been around long enough that all kinds of unusual toppings and flavor combinations have already been tried. As crazy as it may sound,…

If you’re crazy for katsu, a katsuholic with a capital K, you’ve probably considered different ways of enjoying your favorite morsels of savory golden-breaded goodness….

If the Brits have their chip butty, Japan has its yakisoba pan. Perhaps the country’s most famous carb-on-carb creation, 焼きそばパン yakisobapan is just what you…

Breaded and fried chicken known as 唐揚げ karaage is a very popular dish in Japan, both in restaurants and gastropubs and at home in the…

Katsu and Katsu Curry in Japan Pork katsu, known in Japanese as tonkatsu (豚カツ or とんかつ), is one of Japan’s favorite fried foods. The breaded…