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Chateau Fukushima? Japanese winery tries to shake off negative image
Ten years after the nuclear disaster, local agri-businesses are looking to the futureŌse Winery sits in pristi…
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Ramen a leg: noodle prices heat up as wheat supply goes to pot
Floods in China and war in Ukraine cause grain shortage, while strained supply chain adds to squeeze on a stap…
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From fast food to fine art: the US chef who helped ramen conquer the world
Ivan Orkin spent years learning about Japanese cooking – and especially how to perfect the celebrated noodles.…
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Japanese ‘electric’ chopsticks makes food seem more salty – video
Japanese researchers have developed chopsticks that artificially create the taste of salt, as part of efforts …
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Saline solution: Japan invents ‘electric’ chopsticks that make food seem more salty
Device uses a weak current to artificially amplify the taste of salt, as part of efforts to reduce sodium leve…
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Taste for free curry leaves Japanese defence force members in a pickle
Six members receive brief suspensions after years of eating free ‘navy curry’ they were not entitled toA keen …
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Iron Chef is coming back: Adam Liaw celebrates Japan’s cult classic cooking show
Known for its flamboyant dubbing, costumes and absurd premise, Iron Chef transformed cooking into entertainmen…
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‘Showing respect’: the old Japanese technique that promises fish a better way to die
Fishermen in Mexico are using the ike jime method, which aims to reduce fish trauma, to improve the quality of…
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No contact required: Covid fuels vending machine revival in Japan
After decades of decline, jidō hanbaiki are back in fashion with public wary of human interactionCoronavirus –…
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Protests at ‘inhumane’ export of live horses to Japan for food
Activists seek ban on flying horses to Japan with thousands sent every year from Canada and FranceTens of thou…
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Hotel Chocolat boosts sales as fans feed craving online
Sales growth across key markets amid Covid lockdowns fuels expansion plansChocoholics turned to the internet d…
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Cash for cages? Japan probes alleged bribery from chicken industry
Investigation launched into alleged donation to close ally of Japanese PM after resistance to ending use of cr…
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Japan’s beloved matsutake mushroom under threat
For diners with money to spare it is the taste of autumn but decline of red pine forests has left it with a pr…
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Demand for whale meat in Norway rising after years of decline
Conservationists say relaxing of regulations poses threat to welfare of minke whalesDemand for whale meat in N…
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Liz Truss’s post-Brexit stilton deal with Japan will not ‘make Britain grate again’ | Rick Burin
There’s nothing wrong with being proud of our national dishes, but focusing on cheese makes us look ridiculous…
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Selling curries to India: Japan exports popular restaurant chain
CoCo Ichibanya hopes locals will approve of its signature hot dishes as it opens near DelhiIt sounds like the …
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The secret to succesful shiitake mushrooms? Electric shock treatment
Japanese farming folklore says lightning makes mushrooms multiply – and research shows there is truth in itA f…
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Netflix’s Samurai Gourmet: hypnotically dreamy show makes kitchens feel like Neverland
In this spellbinding, lovingly shot series, a recently retired man decides to eat something new every day – an…
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Disabled people brew up a storm in Osaka’s former slum
Award-winning brewery start-up helps ex-addicts and other ‘unemployables’ change gear Building a brewery in an…
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Fight to become Japan’s gyoza capital gently simmers
Utsunomiya’s culinary obsession with dumplings dates back to the end of the war, but the city has a new rival …