Japan is one of the most culinarily rich countries on Earth, and many of its ancient food traditions live on today. One of the most iconic and resilient of these traditions is the humble bento box — a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TOKYO — Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine, has been registered on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The registration is believed to be in ...

Maybe you’ve seen them in a Studio Ghibli movie, or maybe you’ve seen them in a TikTok tutorial. What is there to learn from bento boxes that are suddenly popping up in Western culture? To put it ...

What does a highly acclaimed chef do after more than two decades heading the kitchens at two of the most popular Asian Fusion restaurants in town? In the case of Chef Yuichi Natori, along with his ...

The YouTube recommendation algorithm is the devil’s handmaiden, but occasionally Satan comes through. A few days ago, the algorithm introduced me to the channel Imamu Room, a Japanese woman’s weekly ...

Love high-quality meat? Check out this bento box from Japan. Following is a transcript of the video. This $2,800 Japanese bento box comes with nine pounds of beef. Bento boxes typically contain ...

TOKYO - Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine, has been registered on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The registration is believed to be in recognition that Japanese dishes, including ...