I’m Gian and thought it was appropriate to re-introduce myself to the hundreds of new subscribers who have joi…

MA-GO-WA-YA-SA-SHI-I (Grandchildren are kind) This acronym helps speakers of Japanese remember the names of fo…

JUNSAI (water shield; Brasenia schreberi) grows naturally in lakes, ponds and slow streams in many parts of th…

Before mechanical refrigeration was available, people throughout the world struggled with keeping fresh food f…

Takénoko (bamboo) shoots that are left to grow become mature pole-like bamboo trees.The youngest, most tender,…

Ceramics and tea culture are both close to my heart so when Hosai Matsubayashi XVI invited me to practise pott…

The world’s oldest known cookbook, “The Art of Cooking,” attributed to Marcus Gavius Apicius…

Akila Inouye runs the Tsukiji Soba Academy in Tokyo. A fan of molecular cuisine, his teaching method relies on…

Zoom-Zoom sent Japanophile Steve Beimel to meet some of the craftsmen and craftswomen in Mazda’s home city, Hi…

This collective offers illustrators the chance to represent the Japanese capital by adapting the style of cove…