For those who have visited or lived in Japan, it’s often mentioned as a favorite sweet and one of the foods that they miss once…

An instant sensation Exactly half a century ago in 1971, Nissin launched its famous Cup Noodles, the world’s first instant ramen product in a cup….

With the growing international popularity of pork katsu, there is no dearth of recipes you can find to make it at home. But did you…

Some people just can’t get enough of Kentucky Fried Chicken. While Tokyo’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink KFC provides more than enough for an outing, sometimes you’d just like…

According to Zen-Noh (@zennoh_food), the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations in Japan, this year’s weather conditions have been favorable for cabbage, lettuce, and other…

I enjoy cooking. And I’m very lazy. If you’re anything like me, you likely ignore the cookbook and spin up dishes using your “gut” to…

There might be something to the adage “an apple a day, keeps the doctor away.” As many know, Japan has the longest life expectancy of…

We all like a good meal—going to specialty stores to get rare and expensive ingredients, spending hours preparing, half-a-day baking, and having friends over for…

The state of emergency in Japan has caused a sudden spike in home-cooking fever. With many residents working from home and a lot of restaurants…

Makoto Shinkai’s latest film “Weathering with You” is off to a strong start. According to movie news site Eiga.com, the film, about a high school…

If you’ve ever visited an izakaya (Japanese tapas bar or gastropub), you’ve probably seen karaage on the menu. Considering the high quality of chicken raised…

Japanese fans were the first to notice that the exotic looking neon-green code scrolling down the black screen in the opening credits of the 1999…

If it’s fluffy and delicious, chances are there’s a restaurant in Japan that has mastered how to make it. Turns out, though, that making tantalizingly…

As easy as it is to make cup ramen at home, it turns out that it’s almost as easy to make them at home with…

If hours of playing Super Mario with a controller in one hand and a bag of chips in another sounds like you, you might want…