In late July I participated in Japan’s premier food tech conference, SKS Japan. I was honored to be an opening speaker, framing our collective challenges and opportunities in food systems and ...

Amid tariffs and geopolitical headwinds, Japan’s trade data shows new patterns emerging – led by food products, tourism-linked consumption, and advanced manufacturing. Surging exports of products like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. Fermentation has become a keyword these days, not just among chefs but the ...

As Japanese food science looks to the future, there are fresh twists for an age-old cuisine. The ancient ways of preparing Japanese food, known as washoku, was listed in 2013 by United Nations ...

Japan’s food culture is often associated with sushi restaurants, ramen stalls, and carefully prepared meals served in formal dining spaces. However, many first-time visitors to Japan are often ...

Food Education and Rural Resilience in Japan: Nourishing National Identity is a moderate book with footnotes, lists, references, tables, figures, and formatting defined with structural markup. This ...

ASHEVILLE - After 46 years living in Japan, Tomoo Takenaga has brought the flavors of his country to the U.S., opening a food ...

Japanese people like to say that they “eat with their eyes,” relishing the colors, shapes, and textures of a dish before it ever hits the tongue. The phrase applies all the more when the dish in ...

This July 7, the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park will transform into a vibrant hub of Japanese culture, music, and cuisine for the annual Tanabata Festival.