Containing just two simple recipes among its pages, it’s hard to call “A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food” a cookbook in the traditional sense of the word. One recipe is for Japan’s ...

At schools that serve the Famichiki with bread, it’ll be a near-certainty that some kids will use it to make their own Famichiki burger. It says a lot about food culture in modern Japan that the ...

From big clean-ups and adorning your home with New Year’s decor to joining events and eating tasty foods, we’ve come up with an in-depth overview of New Year’s in Japan with the kids.

Cookies, pancakes, and pudding are some of the joys of childhood. But these sweet treats are forbidden to youngsters with allergies. In Japan, 6.3% of children from elementary school to high ...