OBON, the summertime holiday season in Japan, is when the spirits of the departed are believed to return to th…
Originating in Mesoamerica about 7,000 years ago, tomatoes arrived in Japan early in the Edo period (1603-1868…
The (relatively cool) rainy season has just begun throughout most of Japan, but make no mistake: the oppressiv…
Drinking green tea, ryokucha 緑茶, is an integral part of daily life in Japan, enjoyed throughout the day. It ca…
Like many vegetables enjoyed in Japan today, naga negi traveled to Japan from China by way of the Korean penin…
Walk in to any supermarket in Japan in January and you’ll find compact wedges and bulbous whole heads of HAKUS…
Shichi-Go-San (Seven-Five-Three) is one of several rites of passage the Japanese celebrate to insure the growt…
The Japanese have been eating salmon (saké) for thousands of years, though historically it was consumed cooked…
Though the moon waxes and wanes every month, chūshū no meigetsu, literally “moon of the middle autumnal month,…
NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japan’s national broadcasting system produces and transmits television and radio sho…
