The potato is native to the Americas; the Incas are believed to have been the first to cultivate wild tubers a…

How are the three objects pictured above — a broom, a bright pink bush and a package of greenish-black s…

Farmers around the world deploy “scarecrows” to guard their crops from undesirable flying, crawling, and burro…

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…

Levitation is among the miraculous feats ascribed to a child prince who lived more than a 1,400 years ago and …

Walk in to any supermarket in Japan in January and you’ll find compact wedges and bulbous whole heads of HAKUS…