If someone makes you a homemade lunch, they likely really care about you. This is as true in Japan as anywhere else. Case in point: a month ago, on May 20, I spent my morning in the kitchen of the ...

Toshifumi Suzuki transformed 7-Eleven into a convenience giant. He innovated with fresh food, tech, and item-by-item management. Suzuki's vision made 7-Eleven essential to daily life in Japan.

If someone told you that a grocery store food court would become your new favorite restaurant, you’d probably laugh and suggest they get their taste buds checked. But Uwajimaya in Seattle’s ...

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Endo Kazutoshi spent decades climbing to the top of the culinary world, only for a devastating fire to threaten it all. I joined him in the aftermath as he travelled around his homeland, visiting the ...

Shop Hario, Zojirushi, and more. The best part? Several of them are on sale. We found deals on our favorite Japanese brands, including Hario and Zojirushi, as well as other genius Japanese gadgets you ...

You don't have to spend all Sunday cooking just to have a few things to eat for the week. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and ...

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Once everyone is settled, the eating and drinking can finally begin. The Japanese joke that “dango (sweet rice balls) are more important than the flowers themselves”—hana yori dango. Japanese food ...

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The rice cooker is one of the most tragically overlooked kitchen appliances known to mankind. In an era when home cooks are focusing on kitchen instruments with multiple obvious uses, like woks, slow ...