Many of us know that Japan took its Buddhism, its urban design, its flower-viewing rites and several of its art forms from China, often by way of Korea. You feel that influence today everywhere from ...

A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art.

Are Shinto and Buddhism truly separate in Japan—or two parts of the same cultural fabric? This deep dive examines how Buddhist philosophy and Shinto kami worship coevolved over 1,500 years. From ...

Shinto is often described as Japan’s indigenous religion—but can it expand beyond Japan? While traditionally tied to Japanese culture, shrines, and national identity, modern practitioners ...

Share on Pinterest Westend61/Getty Images “Kosher” is a term used to describe food that complies with the strict dietary standards of traditional Jewish law. The English word is derived from ...

The author details what to consider when embarking on a product reformulation process, including prework planning, consumer demand, and costs, and how to minimize or troubleshoot inevitable bumps in ...

But the food court stays open for 13 hours a day, until 10 p.m., and the restaurant accepts reservations. The 75,000-square-foot emporium, converted from a former JC Penney, is a wormhole to the ...

Food banks across the country are scrambling to replace meals after the Trump administration abruptly halted deliveries that were scheduled in the coming weeks. Feeding America, a nationwide ...

Fast-food burgers are deeply engrained in American culture. White Castle flipped the first one in 1921–in its iconic square slider form, of course–and our world has been changed ever since. It wasn't ...

Over 212,000 pounds of liquid egg products that may contain a cleaning solution with sodium hypochlorite are being recalled nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...

Then as now, the area housed artisans, merchants, craftsmen, carpenters, firefighters, food vendors and even members ... and ritualistic zigzag-shaped Shinto paper streamers.

I tried and ranked cheeseburgers from five fast-food chains. The chains included McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Sonic Drive-In, and Checkers. Sonic Drive-In and Checkers both impressed me with ...