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FOOD E

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2023
The secret behind Japan’s wintry strawberries
Strawberries are a major Christmas and winter staple in Japan, but their growth comes with an environmental toll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 18, 2023
Japan egg prices soar amid record 16 million bird flu cullings
Egg-laying hens make up more than 90% of birds in the process of being culled, according to the agriculture ministry, limiting the supply of eggs and pushing prices higher.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2023
Kenichi Chin, 'Iron Chef' of Chinese cuisine, dies at 67
Chin, whose real name was Kenichi Azuma, was the oldest son of Kenmin Chin, who is believed to have popularized Sichuan cuisine in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2023
Japan's sushi chains roll out defenses against 'sushi terrorism'
The new measures include cameras using artificial intelligence and changes to how food items are delivered to customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2023
How ‘excuseflation’ is keeping prices — and corporate profits — high
Companies across the U.S. are using unusual disruptions as an excuse to raise prices for their goods and services, thereby allowing them to expand profit margins.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2023
Three arrested in Japan for 'sushi terrorism' pranks
Police accused the young trio of seeking to obstruct business at major restaurant chain Kura Sushi, which was bombarded with customer complaints after the video went viral.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2023
Hold the mayo as Japan egg shortage hits McDonald’s to 7-Eleven
McDonald’s Japan’s Teritama Muffin — a breakfast sandwich that combines egg, sausage and teriyaki sauce — is now off the menu.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2023
Climate change is launching a mutant-seed space race
Seeds are being exposed to more-intense solar radiation in space in a trial to induce genetic mutations so they can survive a warming planet.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Mar 6, 2023
Can urban farming play a key role in food security?
From small orchards to high-tech vertical farming, producing food in Japan's urban areas could help address key social and environmental issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2023
International-themed okonomiyaki dishes designed to tempt G7 leaders
The summit provides a 'huge opportunity' for Hiroshima to share its culinary culture to the world, with local groups hoping visitors take the recipes home with them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 5, 2023
Silkworm sashimi, soy sauce locusts: Japan's edible insect metamorphosis
Companies are investing, chefs are creating and restaurants are opening, but will diners bite on insect cuisine?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2023
Sushi chain installs AI camera system after licking scandal
The major scandal saw some of the cases recorded and posted online, racking up millions of views and prompting some restaurants to file damage reports to the police.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023
How Putin's war is poisoning Ukraine's breadbasket
Scientists looking at soil samples taken from the recaptured Ukrainian region of Kharkiv found high concentrations of toxins such as mercury and arsenic from munitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2023
Kim says North Korea must meet grain production goals 'without fail'
The latest report comes after Kim on Monday called for a 'fundamental transformation' in the country's agricultural production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2023
Onion shortage threatens a new chapter in world food crisis
A combination of factors is now shaking up the vegetable market, the backbone of a healthy, sustainable diet. And at the sharp end of that is the humble onion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Feb 20, 2023
As food crisis looms, some wonder, 'What's it like to eat insects?'
A vending machine that offers edible insects was recently set up in Sendai, and the bugs are selling well, but it is also true that many people hate even the sight of insects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2023
Russia and China have a stranglehold on the world’s food security
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed fertilizers — and who controls them — to the forefront of the political agenda around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023
Hamburger chain Lotteria to be sold to Zensho
The Lotteria brand will be maintained for a certain period even after the share transfer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023
How to power a plane with leftover Chinese hot pot
Responsible for around 2% of the world’s total emissions of planet-warming gases, the aviation industry is under pressure to find greener ways to power its jet engines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2023
Japan's upscale vending machines now offer caviar and wagyu
Aided by the pandemic push to minimize contact with others, food-dispensing machines have emerged as a rare spark of growth for the ailing sector.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

Podcast

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