Welcome to an enlightening virtual videoexhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, showcasing the genius of…

The Portuguese missionaries and merchants who came to Japan late in the 16th century arrived by way of souther…

The word DOMBURI refers to both the deep ceramic dish and the food served in it. Typically a generous portion …

Welcome to an enlightening virtual videoexhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, showcasing the genius of…

Welcome to an enlightening virtual video exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, showcasing the genius o…

TSUYU (literally, “plum rain”) arrives in Japan every year as spring turns to summer. Weather is n…

and what they tell you… Sake brewing today has become very scientific. But long ago, before the days of thermo…

TSUDOI 集 means “get-together” in Japanese… it is the opposite of social distancing. Here in Japan, the m…

Of course they do… I do not get to Ishikawa Prefecture often enough. It sits nestled basking in its historical…

by Steve Beimel A simple truth: trees suck up carbon and cool down the area in which they are planted. They ar…