Japan is one of the most culinarily rich countries on Earth, and many of its ancient food traditions live on today. One of the most iconic and resilient of these traditions is the humble bento box — a ...

Maybe you’ve seen them in a Studio Ghibli movie, or maybe you’ve seen them in a TikTok tutorial. What is there to learn from bento boxes that are suddenly popping up in Western culture? To put it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Claudia Alarcón covers food, drinks and travel in places near and far. Washoku, the Japanese philosophy of incorporating five ...

Right now all over Japan, the sakura (cherry blossom) trees are blooming, signaling spring’s arrival. This is the time for “hanami,” the tradition of taking a trip to view the trees and picnic under ...

ONTARIO, Ore. — May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month. This week, we are shining a spotlight on some of the members in our community who are of Asian or Pacific islander descent and ...

What does a highly acclaimed chef do after more than two decades heading the kitchens at two of the most popular Asian Fusion restaurants in town? In the case of Chef Yuichi Natori, along with his ...

We love a good deal and we hate cooking in record-high temperatures. So some cold, refreshing sushi accompanied by fixings that make up a bento box are the perfect summer lunch. According to ...

The Nippon Club is the country’s only Japanese social club and of one of the oldest cultural organizations in NYC. It is continuing its tradition of celebrating Japanese culture by sharing one of its ...

New ingredient labelling laws in Japan are posing a daunting challenge for manufacturers of bentos, the hugely popular lunch boxes filled with up to 20 individual products. The legislation will ...

Yimcharoen tells Eater that the new KinKan restaurant will open at 771 N. Virgil Avenue sometime next month, with initial plans to operate for takeout only, as she’s done for the duration of the ...

If the North Shore gets more Japanese restaurants, I'm going to start referring to it as "Tokyoville." I know it's an overzealous stretch. Los Angeles has a Little Tokyo neighborhood — one of the ...