I was 8 years old when I first had Japanese food. I still remember every detail. It was my first trip to San Francisco. The restaurant had a red lantern outside, and when we came in we were asked to ...

From comfort foods to street food-style bites, fried dishes hold a special place in Japanese cuisine. Here are some varieties ...

Start your morning the Japanese way with a comforting combo of tamagoyaki (rolled omelet) and miso soup. In this video, we show how to make these classic dishes from scratch, capturing the warmth, ...

Sonoko Sakai is a cooking teacher, writer, noodle maker, and grain activist based in Los Angeles. Last year, she published her cookbook Japanese Home Cooking, which includes over 100 recipes ...

Think beyond miso soup. Whether you make your own or use dashi stock powder, this Japanese staple adds instant umami to ...

t first glance, Namiko “Nami” Hirasawa Chen is like any other friendly neighborhood mother. Her cheeks are flushed and crinkled with a smile, and her home is warm and open, smelling of fresh soap and ...

When California native Nancy Singleton Hachisu was in her early thirties, searching for her next move, a deep love of sushi and an ear for languages led her to Japan for a year of teaching English ...

When it comes to American Japanese restaurants, Nami Chen is hard to impress. That’s because the face of popular Japanese food blog Just One Cookbook can usually make something better at home. Born ...

Japanese food, known in Japan, as washoku (和食), is still enjoying an unprecedented boom— even four years after UNESCO declared Japanese cuisine to be an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013. It’s so ...

Japanese convenience stores (Konbini) are distinctive from American convenience stores. The difference comes from the ...