Bread and confectionery made using dried crickets are in high demand in Japan due to their novelty and also because consumers are becoming increasingly interested in insect-based foods, which have a smaller environmental footprint compared, for example, with beef and other livestock products and ...
Cicada sushi, anyone? U.S. chef serves up sustainable 'Brood X' delicacy
After 17 years underground, swarms of cicadas are emerging across the eastern U.S. — and for one Washington chef, the rare bug invasion was his cue for a cookout, with a side of food ethics.
Ryo Shibata, 11, collected data on the creatures over two years, and found they are active in the daytime, not only at night as previously thought.
Twitter lends name to new species of mite discovered in Japan
The newly discovered Ameronothrus twitter mite, found in Chiba Prefecture, was spotted by scientists on photos uploaded to the social media site.
A thriving industry looks promising if consumer aversion can be overcome.
Kazuki Shimizu is trying to drum up interest in eating insects by sharing recipes using bees, cicadas and other creepy-crawlies.
Mobile honey-making tradition lives on in Japan
Migratory beekeepers have seen their numbers dwindle, but many remain committed to their traditions.
Millions of beetles are wiping out forests around the world
Due to climate change, trees are more easily attacked and killed by the insects, in turn impacting forests' ability to absorb carbon and emit oxygen.
What bugs me most about the summer
It's summertime and that means the sounds of cicadas and the bites of mosquitoes.
Beetlemania: Japanese collectors pay high prices for big bugs
The nation's love of stag and rhinoceros beetles has flourished during the pandemic, with families driving demand.
Overindulging at home and playing the online ratings game amid a pandemic
One man reportedly left as many as 18 empty wine bottles and four large empty sake bottles out to be recycled each week during the pandemic.
Rats, bugs, crooks and trucks share media spotlight amid pandemic
With city dwellers around the world in lockdown, increasing reports have surfaced about wild animals infiltrating urban areas. Tokyo is no exception, although "wild" isn’t quite appropriate in this case. As a sanitation worker in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward relates to Shukan Gendai (May 16), "From ...
