To make your favorite Japanese dishes the best they can be, try using the sa-shi-su-se-so rule, which maximizes flavor with a ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers will host Japanese Heritage Night in their series opener against the Miami Marlins on Monday.

OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture--The Japanese wolf, a species thought to have gone extinct more than a century ago, may still roam the rugged mountain terrain of central Japan--but finding solid proof ...

Domestically, we most commonly use omakase to describe sushi experiences in which one sits at a bar before a chef who decides the day’s menu. But those who have dined in Japan know that an omakase ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit another record high in 2025, ...

The Japanese prefecture of Mie, one of the island nation’s 43 administrative districts, has passed an ordinance making it illegal to publicly out an LGBTQ person. “[Outing people] can destabilize ...