Japanese food

Leaving your meal in the chef's hands can be a gamble or an unexpected reward: Give it a go at these five omakase restaurants

Housewives beware: Japan's online osechi fiasco

If you're going to buy your food online, be warned: you might not only get garbage, you might get blamed for it too

A tuna auctioneer reflects on the fate of the market beleaguered by overfishing and excess tourism

The gopan attempts to revolutionize home bread making in Japan

We know there's a recession and all, but Japan's showing at the Cannes Film Festival's Palais des Festivals is staggeringly cheap

This Valentine's Day, nothing says "I love you" like a box of maggot-shaped chocolates

A new cookbook "Cute Yummy Time" gives rice balls the cuteness treatment in this second of four recipes

Global Voices Online offers a round-up of five Japanese bloggers who skillfully capture their finest dining moments