In the first starred Times review from Hawaii, our critic visits a rule-bending restaurant where the eating and drinking are ...

Discover the history of Yakisoba Pan, the famous Japanese noodle sandwich invented in 1952. Find where to try this nostalgic Tokyo comfort food.

With over 195 countries on our planet, the world is a pretty strange place if you think about it. Every country is vastly ...

Japanese cuisine is celebrated worldwide not only for its flavors but also for its attention to detail, balance, and ...

TDA Boulder's latest spot for Hapa Sushi admits an obvious truth: People are weird.

There are a lot of weird dishes to experience in this world — some of which could deliver a swift food culture shock for the ...

We live in a era of nearly universally grim climate projections, when the rapidly changing weather of our world threatens everything from our ability to maintain a home or get insured, to the future ...

Japan's Gifu Prefecture offers a quieter travel experience away from the overtourism of major cities like Tokyo and Kyoto. Located two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Gifu is known for its charming ...

Japan’s annual inflation cooled slightly to 2.9% in November, down from the three-month peak of 3.0% seen in October. This easing was largely driven by a significant slowdown in food prices, ...

Japanese people like to say that they “eat with their eyes,” relishing the colors, shapes, and textures of a dish before it ever hits the tongue. The phrase applies all the more when the dish in ...

DEAR ABBY: When I take something to a potluck, I assume any leftovers stay with the host unless they are offered to people to take home. Sometimes, there’s so much food at a potluck that some of the ...

Made with pillowy milk bread and a Kewpie-rich filling, this tamago sando–inspired sandwich brings serious konbini energy to your next convenience-store stop. Stephanie Gravalese is a food and ...