TOKYO >> When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Japan last year, Tokyo restaurant owner Arata Hirano did ...

Japan limits tariff-free "minimum access" imports of staple rice to 100,000 metric tons a year, or around 1% of total ...

A seismic change in mindset for Japanese businesses and consumers could allow Tokyo leeway to relax some restrictions if rice ...

Japanese culture has introduced many excellent food products and dishes to America’s culinary palate. Most of us are familiar with surimi (imitation crab and lobster), ramen noodles, the hungry ...

This is my attempt at sushi for the 4th or 5th time now and I'm slowly getting the hang of the rice prep...which is THEE most important part of sushi believe it or not...then its the fish quality/cut.

George Chen, chef and owner of San Francisco’s China Live, blends a salt-forward Japanese soy sauce, a sweeter Chinese ...

Born and raised in Saitama, Japan, Nobu started his career as an apprentice in a respected sushi bar in Tokyo. While growing up, his bedroom was next door to the family kitchen, hence the hum and ...

Mitsuhiro Eguchi, corporate sushi chef at Nobu Chicago, said, “Dry fish means there is a loss of freshness.” The same goes for the rice. Eguchi said, “If the rice is too hard or dry, that means the ...

After learning how to bake mackerel, you absolutely must try this recipe for mackerel lacquered in soy sauce! This often underestimated fish is nonetheless extremely tasty, especially when cooked in ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Thirty years ago, a Japanese meal in London would have looked something like the House of ...

Dinners include a selection of sashimi, followed by soup and dishes like grilled eels with rice. This casual sushi bar is where city workers ... made from dashi, mirin and soy sauce. Affordable, ...