Food

Will bio-terrorism kill conveyor belt sushi in Japan? At least one chain says it's moving on after a series of high-profile hygiene breaches.
A conveyer belt sushi chain says they're filing a police complaint against a customer for a viral sushi wasabi attack.
Why some license plates in Japan are named after a delicious food (and no, it doesn't mean your car's been boiled in oil).
"Assassin's Pasta" has been a favorite dish of Italy's Bari for decades. Now, thanks to one chef, it's taking off big in Japan as well.
Umeboshi manufacturers are freaking out as fewer people in Japan eat dried plums and warehouse stockpiles keep growing.
Inogashira Goro has eaten his way through Japan. Here are the top five Tokyo spots from The Solitary Gourmet you should absolutely visit.
A Korean restaurant in Japan used Google Translate to greet its customers in Korean. They should've just asked an actual Korean person...
'Tis the season for...geek burgers? Japanese Twitter users express their confusion and amusement over a new Spanish KFC offering.
Where do you fall in the Kinoko Takenoko War? How a pair of Japanese snacks has pitted people against one another for decades.

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