Food

Food Insider - May 23
From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between 7-Eleven in the US and Japan. This is Food Wars.

Business Insider - May 21
It can take 4 years to make one batch of barrel-aged soy sauce. The natural fermentation process was the norm in Japan for centuries, but when industrialization swept the nation, almost all the country's wooden barrels were replaced with steel ones.

akidearest - May 19
I just came across a pizza vending machine in Japan. The pizza actually looks really good so I want to try and order a couple things from it and bring it home to just see what vending machine pizza is like.

BBC - May 19
Eaten right off the coals, yaki-imo (roasted sweet potatoes) are a beloved centuries-old food, whether they're served by old-fashioned street vendors or modern "imo" girls and boys.

SAMURAI JUNJIRO Channel - May 19
The izakaya introduced in this video is Sugidama, an izakaya run by Sushiro, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant.

Japan by Food - May 17
Out of the bustling city and into the wilderness of Wakayama Prefecture, Shizuka experiences a day in the life of a Japanese Buddhist monk.

Nikkei - May 17
Suntory Beverage and Food, one of Japan's top sellers of soft drinks, will serve up its most wide-ranging price hike yet in a move expected to push rivals to follow suit in an industry squeezed by higher costs.

newsonjapan.com - May 10
Sushiro's "100 yen per plate" of sushi will finally come to end after 38 years.

Japanese food craftsman - May 09
This long established restaurant was founded in 1949.

Nikkein - May 09
Eating at a high-end sushi restaurant in New York City can set you back by four figures these days, with the bill pushed up by costs for shipping, ingredients and labor.

Japan by Food - May 09
In this video, Shizuka explores more of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture. Despite visiting in the spring, the team was surprised by a sudden snowstorm!

Paolo fromTOKYO - May 07
I’m going behind the counter at a local family owned Japanese Ramen shop, Kakitagawa Hibari.

Kimono Mom - May 07
Today, we made Kurozu Dango, fried meatball with vinegarsauce! It's delicious and easy to make!

WION - May 05
Japan's low-cost Soba noodle bowls have become the unlikely victim of the war in Ukraine. Rising prices of essentials and supply shortages could make the humble bowl of noodles expensive. Palki Shrama tells you more.

STEFATTY - May 05
Today I'm taking you on another food tour, this time we're going to Tokyo's famous Tsukiji Fish Market!

Japan by Food - May 02
Shizuka visits historic Nikko to try some of the oldest street food that has been popular in the area for more than 300 years.