Ayako Iino grew up in Nagoya, Japan, the largest city in the Chūbu region. Like many kids, she watched her mom make umeboshi, a traditional salt-cured plum pickle (and alkalizing dietary staple that’s ...

Japanese plum yew offers solutions to many landscape problems: deep shade, evergreen, groundcover, deer resistant, drought-resistant, takes pruning, needs little pruning, clay soils, heat-tolerant, ...

In recent years, Japanese whisky has enjoyed growing popularity worldwide, as well as a surge in prices. The Hibiki 17-Year-Old, the famous Japanese whisky by Suntory that was featured in the movie ...

A Japanese fruit known for its sweetness may be a valuable resource to combat high blood pressure, one of the major causes of cardiovascular disease, which affects more than 120 million Americans.

New Orleans, LA – Americans believe that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” In Japan, a similar saying holds true for the umeboshi, the Japanese plum. Recently, umeboshi plums started to become ...