I was 8 years old when I first had Japanese food. I still remember every detail. It was my first trip to San Francisco. The restaurant had a red lantern outside, and when we came in we were asked to ...

Japanese restaurants are among my favorite dining experiences. I love sushi and sashimi, cocktails and yakitori. But those who are new to the cuisine may not have a firm grasp on where or how to get ...

New Year's Day is often celebrated with traditional, symbolic foods across the world. Find out what makes this Japanese soup ...

Start your morning the Japanese way with a comforting combo of tamagoyaki (rolled omelet) and miso soup. In this video, we show how to make these classic dishes from scratch, capturing the warmth, ...

Fried foods hold a special place in Japanese cuisine. While Japan is often celebrated for its delicate sushi, its comforting ...

t first glance, Namiko “Nami” Hirasawa Chen is like any other friendly neighborhood mother. Her cheeks are flushed and crinkled with a smile, and her home is warm and open, smelling of fresh soap and ...

Sonoko Sakai is a cooking teacher, writer, noodle maker, and grain activist based in Los Angeles. Last year, she published her cookbook Japanese Home Cooking, which includes over 100 recipes ...

When it comes to American Japanese restaurants, Nami Chen is hard to impress. That’s because the face of popular Japanese food blog Just One Cookbook can usually make something better at home. Born ...

Japanese food, known in Japan, as washoku (和食), is still enjoying an unprecedented boom— even four years after UNESCO declared Japanese cuisine to be an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013. It’s so ...

Japanese convenience stores (Konbini) are distinctive from American convenience stores. The difference comes from the ...