From soy sauce and miso to kombu, katsuobushi, and rice vinegar, this comprehensive guide breaks down 34 essential Japanese ...

While studying at the Kyoto University of the Arts, Keiko Kuroshima began to investigate her roots, and learning about her hometown of Shodoshima meant learning about its storied history of ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan – When the tsunami warning sounded, workers at the two-centuries-old soy sauce maker in northeastern Japan ran up a nearby hill to a shrine for safety, and watched in disbelief as ...

Japanese cuisine is one of my all-time favorites. I fell deeply in love with it when I traveled to Japan 15 years ago to visit my brother, who studied in Kyoto. While I was initially not enthused ...

Food writer Emiko Davies shares recipes from her new cookbook, The Japanese Pantry, including one-bowl chicken teriyaki and a moreish salty-sweet dessert. Among the jars and bottles in your kitchen ...

Japanese chicken meatballs, called tsukune, are a standard offering in pub-like izakayas and restaurants specializing in yakitori. Sometimes shaped into cigars rather than orbs, the meatballs are ...

Soy sauce, or shoyu, is a staple of Japanese cuisine. Different localities have their own unique flavors. Western Japan's Kyushu region is known for its distinctly sweet soy sauce, which has a ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan --When the tsunami warning sounded, workers at the two-centuries-old soy sauce maker in northeastern Japan ran up a nearby hill to a shrine for safety, and watched in disbelief as ...

Ever since it opened for business at the dawn of the Meiji Era, Fundodai Goyo Inc has been making high quality soy sauce and miso products, earning a national reputation for excellence and growing ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan -- When the tsunami warning sounded, workers at the two-centuries-old soy sauce maker in northeastern Japan ran up a nearby hill to a shrine for safety, and watched in disbelief ...

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan >> When the tsunami warning sounded, workers at the two-centuries-old soy sauce maker in northeastern Japan ran up a nearby hill to a shrine for safety, and watched in disbelief ...