Food

To Combat Food Waste, Japan Will Raise Food Expiration Limits

For a culture that prides itself on not being wasteful, Japan wastes a lot of food. A new government recommendation seeks to address that.

What do you get when you dump a bowl of ramen on top of a pizza crust? UJ decided to take one for the team and find out.

It's a dessert you can literally see through. Lawson tries to keep its lucky marketing streak going with its latest oddity.

Are you a Kinoko no Yama fan or a Takenoko no Sato fan? It doesn't matter - either way, you're gonna get less than what you paid for.

Looking for a Valentine's Day date spot in Tokyo or Kawasaki? Shiseido Parlour's upping the ante with its two V-Day parfaits.

A sushi restaurant in the US wanted to promote a "date night" feel for their store - and ended up promoting a Japanese chopsticks faux pas.

Ready to get your fancy donut on? Check out the new collaboration between the famous donut chain and the famous chocolatier.

A record 72 shops went bankrupt in Japan this year thanks to a combination of rising prices and the so-called "1000 yen wall."

Tonkatsu is under attack - by high cabbage prices. A bad haul has sent prices for the critical veggie spiraling up to historic new highs.