Seven-Eleven Okinawa and local dairy farmers have begun working together to find new uses for milk produced during the summer vacation period, when school lunch programs are suspended and demand for fresh milk declines.
The harvest of Nanko plums, a specialty product of Minabe Town in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan's largest ume-producing region, has reached its peak, with farmers busy gathering the highly prized fruit despite another disappointing crop year.
Major meat processor Itoham announced on June 5th that it will launch a new lower-priced product line next month as companies continue to grapple with rising costs driven by inflation and instability in the Middle East.
Did you know that some Domino’s Pizza locations in Japan offer an all-you-can-eat deal? It is a super rare experience available at only a very limited number of stores.
World-renowned musician YOSHIKI is betting on Hokkaido wine as Japan's next global export success story, joining a growing list of international figures and industry leaders who see the island as one of the world's most promising emerging wine regions.
I'll attempt to spend $100 on street food in Kyoto, Japan, but there's one problem: Japan is not really a street food country. Most people prefer to eat indoors, and finding street food is surprisingly difficult almost anywhere in the country—except in places like Nishiki Market. (More Best Ever Food Review Show)
Japan will begin trial sales of the world’s first fully farmed eels for consumers on May 29th, marking a major milestone for the aquaculture industry as domestic eel prices have already fallen by about 40% from a year earlier.
Curry udon, a dish combining the fragrance of spices with one of Kansai's most beloved noodle staples, has developed into a distinctly different style in Kyoto, where a thickened dashi-based curry broth created to withstand the city's harsh winters has become the defining feature of a local comfort food tradition.