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 ...

Made with tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and olive oil, pizza Margherita is about as classic as pizzas come. And yes, Pizza Hut Japan will be happy to bake a traditional pizza Margherita for you…but now ...

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.

Madonna is reportedly a fan but perhaps even she might balk at forking out £16 (US$28.8) for a small pickled Japanese plum, or kishu-umeboshi, a kind of plum that can be harvested only once every 60 ...

Japan is currently right in the middle of plum blossom season. Though they don’t get as much attention internationally as cherry blossoms, plum, or ume (as they’re called in Japanese) flowers are also ...

Umeboshi are traditional fermented Japanese pickles made from under-ripe ume—the fruit of Prunus mume, a Japanese apricot. Fermented in a syrupy brine, the firm, raw ume are transformed into soft and ...

When it comes to heralding the arrival of spring, cherry blossoms get all the glory. But the hardier and more modest plum blossoms are just as pretty and smell twice as nice. The season begins in ...