Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Sep 3, 2017
It's all about the convenience
by Mio Yamada
Always in the fast lane? Here are some neat ideas for those who don't like to fuss around.
National Sep 9, 2016
Kagawa soy sauce maker pushes to preserve fermentation barrel tradition via taga hoop contest
A soy sauce producer's drive to preserve the condiment's traditional production method has spawned a new activity — taga hoop. Similar to the hula hoop, the activity involving taga, the bamboo hoops used to fasten the wooden barrel that holds the fermented sauce, has also ...
Food & Drink | NATURE'S PANTRY Jul 29, 2016
'Kioke': The secret ingredient of soy sauce
by Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Shodoshima, the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is not only covered in thousands of olive trees, it also holds half of Japan's remaining wooden soy sauce barrels. Though the island has produced olive oil for about 115 years, soy sauce has been ...
Food & Drink | OBJECT-ORIENTED Feb 5, 2016
The soy sauce dispenser loved by art museums
by Jasper Morrison
Luxury fashion stores line the street from Tokyo's Omotesando Station to the Nezu Museum. Walking from the station, you'll pass the wavy glass walls of Comme des Garcons, Prada's flagship store designed by Herzog de Meuron and many beautiful Issey Miyake shops. But you ...
National Mar 30, 2014
Halal seasoning emulates soy sauce
by Yusuke Yano
A soy sauce maker and a food company in Fukui Prefecture, along with Fukui Prefectural University, have jointly developed an alcohol-free soy saucelike seasoning with the aim of marketing it to Muslim consumers at home and abroad. The new seasoning, named Fukumurasaki, has been approved ...