This article highlights ten anime series perfect for learning Japanese naturally and fluently, moving beyond traditional ...

Years later, by 1990, examples of the Japanese food samples were part of a permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. And the fascination with food replicas as art continues.

Navigating food labels in Japan can feel like decoding a secret language, even if you’ve been here for years. Once you finally figure out how to read Japanese food labels, there’s still that long list ...

Food manga first appeared in the 1980s, when the Japanese economy was strong, says Nancy Stalker, professor of Japanese history and culture at the University of Texas at Austin. One of the first ...

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July 17, 2016 “A Harvest of Hawai‘i Plantation Pidgin: The Japanese Way” By Myra Sachiko Ikeda Mutual Publishing, $18.95 Inspired in part by her mother’s devotion to the Japanese culture ...

Jason Czaja, the 32-year-old executive chef at Shinsei, wasn't planning to make food his life, but it certainly seems to be life's plan for him. He was studying music performance at the University ...

Ajinomoto, a leading Japanese food company, with about 1.2 trillion yen in annual revenue, has increased its overseas sales ratio to 31.8 percent, from 22.8 percent, in eight years.

Some have even stopped selling food entirely, becoming bars that cater to yatai-hoppers looking for a final stop on the way home. Fukuoka’s local tourism authority has made an English-language ...

Many ryokan take great pride in their food, with some becoming as famous for their cuisine as their guestrooms. However, some Kyoto ryokan are paring back their meal offerings, and some abolishing ...

If you are interested in this program, you should begin your language study as early as possible. Placement in a Japanese Language Course If you have never studied Japanese, start with JAPN 101: ...