Food

From Combini to Space Launches: Lawson’s Karaage-kun Turns 37

Learn about Lawson's Karaage-kun, the mega-hit product celebrating its 37th birthday - and how it's gone where no nugget has gone before.

Looking to pack on muscle while in Japan? Why the country's largest combini chain may just be your best nutritional ally.

Japan's political parties appear to agree: Kids shouldn't go hungry. Inside Japan's rapidly advanced plans to make public school lunches free.

Learn about dagashi, a staple of the Japanese candy scene since the Edo era, and how to try it out even if you can't make it to Japan.

How imperialism and war brought America's (in)famous pseudo-ham in a can to Hawaii, Okinawa, and - ultimately - all of Japan.

Do you like coriander? Do you like a LOT of coriander? If so, Pizza Hut Japan has a new pie just for you (lol).

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is a staple of Japanese cuisine. A short introduction to its postwar roots as an invention in difficult times.

A Japanese school's decision to experiment with a new protein source is going viral and has some parents chirping madly.

You'd expect to find things like natto in an English language ranking of the world's worst foods. So what's naporitan doing here?!