Sour Patch Kids contain tartaric and citric acids, which are chock full of protons that our tongues register as sour.

McDonald’s Japan has scrapped its Pokémon-themed Happy Meals after a frenzy of adult collectors and resellers turned a family ...

Living in Japan taught me that wisdom doesn’t always come from grand lessons. Sometimes it comes from tiny, quiet habits that ...

Writer Adam H. Graham tries out a new coastal trail that is helping reinvigorate the communities devastated by the 2011 Great ...

Many Japanese women grow up with rice as the anchor of breakfast—steamed, clean, and dependable—paired with eggs, greens, or ...

A villager on the country’s northeastern coast repurposed rubble from the 2011 natural disaster to create Shiome, a community ...

Until the late twentieth century, Japanese sushi chefs rarely served salmon raw. Counters favoured tuna, mackerel and sea ...

Central Hokkaido deserves a spot on your Japan itinerary—here's where to stay, what to do, and where to eat while you're there.

In the ever-evolving world of food, supermarkets have become the ultimate treasure troves of culinary adventure. You're no ...

Each year, monks from Shinguji, a temple in the town of Yao, Osaka Prefecture that was founded in the late 17th century, hold a massive funeral service. Last year’s ceremony was to celebrate and put ...

The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and 11km wide. Some 2.3 million souls are crammed into a space of around 360 square kilometers. People and empires have lived in, ...

As the Chuseok holiday came to an end, holiday waste piled up in many places once again this year. According to government ...