Slow Food’s Secured Market in Japan

Slow Food’s Secured Market in Japan

The Japanese are continuously obsessed with food–turn on the TV at any time of the day and it’s a safe bet the show will have something to do with cooking or dining. Food is an integral part of Japanese culture and will always remain so. So it is no surprise that the...
Why Japan’s Cuisine Will Capture You

Why Japan’s Cuisine Will Capture You

The beginning of 2014 marks the end of my fifteenth year in Japan. That’s more than enough time in one place for any self-respecting expat so, on visits back home, despairing friends and relatives will often ask what on earth I’m still doing here. I just point to my...