Japan is a country renowned for its exceptional food, both in terms of quality and the skill and finesse that go into a meal. It is also a society bound by tradition and a culture that values ...

Today, more than a fifth of the planet's population uses chopsticks as their primary dining utensils. Originating in ancient China around 5000 years ago, chopsticks didn't become customary in Japan ...

All is quiet at 10:30 a.m. on a Thursday in Shibuya, Tokyo’s famous commercial district. In an alleyway just steps from one of the busiest train stations in the world, a short line of tourists huddles ...

It’s 5:15 p.m. midweek, and an orderly queue is forming outside a glass-fronted shop on a street corner in Nihonbashi, central Tokyo. A white noren curtain, the ubiquitous symbol of restaurants in ...

Living in Japan in the early 2000s, Fralick fell in love with an Italian restaurant in the city of Shizuoka, where he ate Italian food, but with Japanese influences, like pastas made with uni and the ...

A wave of restaurant openings across the country suggests this culinary mashup is resonating with chefs and diners alike.