Seaweed is packed with essential vitamins and minerals, and is also low in calories and fat, making it one of Japan’s best ...

Editor’s note: The theme of Gohan Lab is to help people make simple, tasty “gohan” (meals). Our series on dried food has so far covered “dried food of the land,” such as kiriboshi daikon ...

KANAGAWA--In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating dwindling stocks of ocean seaweed. The country is ...

From sushi and rice balls to ramen and fried chicken, Japanese food can be easy to make, and lots of the ingredients might already be in your cupboard. That’s because staples, including soy ...

Eating seaweed could help prevent Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers in Japan, where the highly nutritious plant has long been a staple crop. A team from Osaka Metropolitan University ...

Stand out from the crowd with amazing looking Japanese inspired sushi. A bento box is a Japanese lunch box typically ...

The Asian seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria) is an invasive seaweed which thrives in our marine environment. It can grow and spread through areas very quickly and has established in many parts of ...