Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Mar 26, 2022
Recipe: Tamagoyaki (rolled omelet in a frying pan)
by Makiko Itoh
This popular egg dish can make for a quick meal or it can be the secret ingredient in a stellar bento.
Food & Drink | THE RECIPE BOX Jun 5, 2021
Breakfast (and lunch) is covered with this sara udon omelette
by Simon Daly
With its core of crispy sara udon, you can think of this take on a Spanish omelette as Osaka-style okonomiyaki. Portion out and top it with any sauces or garnishes you like.
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Apr 24, 2021
How to make tonpeiyaki cabbage and pork omelette
by Makiko Itoh
The much-easier cousin of okonomiyaki, stir-fried pork and spring cabbage are sandwiched between an omelette for a light, quick meal.
Food & Drink | Food Sustainability in Japan Feb 15, 2020
Free-range eggs from Tottori help crack regional revitalization
by Phoebe Amoroso
A queue of people snakes alongside a shiny glass cafe, with many resigned to a two-hour wait. Their goal: some simple yet famously fluffy pancakes. This could be a typical scene from the trendy Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo. Except this cafe is surrounded by ...
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jun 22, 2019
2020 Tokyo Olympics puts spotlight on animal welfare
by Philip Brasor
The International Olympic Committee sets procurement standards for materials used in conjunction with the games. One of these standards is sustainability, which was first established for the 2012 London Olympics. In terms of meals supplied to athletes and others, ingredients must be produced and ...
Business Oct 16, 2018
Fresh eggs from Japan can now be exported to the United States after a restriction on their shipment was lifted Tuesday, the farm ministry said. Tokyo had been requesting that Washington allows raw egg exports since 2004. Previously, eggs shipped to the United States were ...
Food & Drink Apr 7, 2018
With free-range, Japan shows signs of a slow improvement
by Louise George Kittaka
Hiragai (平飼い), or free-range husbandry, where the animals can move around freely outdoors for at least part of the day, is still a somewhat foreign concept in Japan.
Business Aug 11, 2017
Dutch police nab Chickfriend execs in contaminated eggs debacle
Dutch police arrested two suspects on Thursday as part of an investigation into the illegal use of a potentially harmful insecticide in the poultry industry, the Dutch prosecution service said. Millions of chicken eggs have been pulled from European supermarket shelves as a result of ...
Business Jan 4, 2017
Egg prices soar, imports allowed in as South Korea poultry cull tops 30 million as bird flu rages
South Korea has culled some 30.03 million chickens and other birds so far to contain the country's worst bird flu outbreak, officials said Tuesday, with prices of eggs skyrocketing amid a shortage of supply. The number of poultry killed, announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, ...
National Apr 27, 2016
Medical facilities to launch ovarian tissue bank for female cancer patients
by Mizuho Aoki
A Tokyo fertility clinic plans Japan’s first ovary bank to help women conceive by freezing their tissue before cancer treatment.
National / Science & Health Jul 27, 2015
Two women with ovarian problems have produced fertile eggs through in vitro fertilization using sperm from their husbands and eggs from anonymous donors.
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Sep 16, 2014
by Makiko Itoh
The average Japanese person eats around 320 eggs (tamago) per year, according to the International Egg Commission, placing it in the Top 3 worldwide. (In comparison, the average American eats around 250 eggs per year.) Eggs are enjoyed in many sweet and savory dishes, ...