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These Japanese Potato Chips Hospitalized Kids – So I Tried Them

Japan isn't known for its spicy food. One snack company, however, has a product out that's so spicy it made national headlines when it hospitalized some high schoolers. Naturally, we had to try it for ourselves.

The Most Popular Sushi Ingredients: How Japanese & Foreign Tastes Differ

How does Japan like its sushi? Here are the most popular ingredients for the dish - and how its consumption differs abroad.

New Furikake Debate: Is Bringing Your Own Rice Topping to School “Rude”?

One school in Hyogo Prefecture now lets kids bring their own furikake (rice topping) to school - and some people in Japan are appalled.

The Surprising History Of Nagoya’s Spicy “Taiwan” Ramen

It may not actually be from Taiwan, but Nagoya's "Taiwan ramen" is quickly becoming one of the region's most famous dishes.

Mr. Yakult: Shirota Minoru, the Microbiologist Behind Japan’s Favorite Health Drink

Learn how tragedy inspired Shirota Minoru, father of popular Japanese drink Yakult, to pursue a career in preventive medicine.

Osechi Ryori: History, Meanings, and How to Prepare

Osechi ryori is Japan's traditional New Year's cuisine. How did this tradition begin, and what do all the different foods symbolize?

Five Japanese Cocktails That’ll Make You Feel Like You’re in Ginza

Got a hankering for some luxurious Japanese cocktails, but can't get to Ginza? These recipes should do the trick.

Samurai Cultivator: The Birth of Modern Apple Cultivation in Japan

Apples, such as the delectable fuji, are ubiquitous in Japan. Yet cultivation of the fruit began relatively recently - during the waning days of the samurai.

Melonpan: The Japan Sweet Bread’s Armenian History

Melonpan, the sweet baked good that delights people across East Asia, was the creation of one Armenian man living in the diaspora in Japan. This is his - and his diaspora's - story.

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