The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place.

DNA of 1,000 Year-Old Maize Sheds Light on Origins of Globally Important Food Crop Dec. 5, 2024 — Researchers have tested ancient DNA from corn found at archaeological sites in Arkansas ...

Matcha’s powerhouse compounds — like EGCG, l-theanine, and polyphenols — work synergistically to support nearly every major ...

The brief for my four-night stay in Osaka, otherwise known as ‘Japan’s kitchen’, was simple ... The setting is The Sumo Hall ...

Stuffed dates called dulcia domestica were a popular sweet in ancient Rome. The stuffed treats were made by filling dates with nuts ... For thousands of years, it has been a vital food and medicine ...

An ancient Middle Eastern civilization that developed an early alphabet spread its culture far and wide — but not its DNA, finds a 23 April Nature study 1 of hundreds of ancient human genomes.

The Slow Food Foundation’s Ark of Taste project documents endangered fermented foods worldwide, including obscure varieties like Hungary’s tarhó (a traditional fermented milk) and Japan’s traditional ...

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

Editorial: 20 yrs after west Japan derailment disaster, safety efforts remain paramount ...

FamilyMart is one of three major konbini chains in Japan, the others include ... the latest place to watch the ancient Japanese sport over food, Yoshinori Tashiro, 47, a retired sumo wrestler ...