National / Science & Health Apr 17, 2014
The avian influenza found in chickens in Kumamoto has been identified as the first case of the H5N8 strain in Japan.
National Apr 14, 2014
112,000 chickens culled at Kumamoto Farms in bid to curb bird flu outbreak
by Reiji Yoshida
Racing to contain an avian flu outbreak, about 400 workers culled 112,000 birds at two Kumamoto chicken farms from Sunday night through Monday.
National Jul 17, 2013
Tastes like chicken? New 'unagi' product uses fowl in place of eel
by Jun Hongo
If your "unagi" (grilled eel) dish tastes eerily similar to chicken this summer, that may be because it is. Osaka-based Marudai Food Co. last week revealed its latest product, Toriniku no Kabayaki, which replicates the distinctive square-fillet of Japanese eel with chicken meat and comes ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Aug 3, 2012
Torishiki: Where a yakitori artisan rules the roost
by Robbie Swinnerton
Arriving for the first time at Torishiki's elegant entrance, you'd be forgiven for thinking you had come to the wrong address. The chic, charcoal-gray facade, artfully illuminated in the dusk; the dwarf maple growing from a ceramic pot; the plain-wood sliding door with its ...