As a Japanese nutritionist living in the U.S., I love shopping for traditional foods that I grew up eating, such as seaweed, beans, matcha, multigrain rice, and sweet potatoes. I sometimes go to ...

Plenty of foods labeled as "Japanese" in Western restaurants raise eyebrows among actual Japanese diners. These dishes may look the part, but the flavors, ingredients, and preparation methods usually ...

At the 49-year-old Little Tokyo restaurant Kouraku, potential diners can peruse a glass case lined with fake foods to preview what’s on the menu. The display of shokuhin sampuru, or “sample foods,” ...

Take off from work now, because you’ll be booking that flight to Japan after these recs. The food at 7-Eleven locations in Japan is in a completely different league compared to stores in the United ...