Japan's staple food is in short supply and everything from bad harvests to rising tourist numbers is being blamed ...

It’s eaten with almost every meal, but a shortage of rice has sent prices soaring in Japan. The crisis has forced the ...

Here's why using sushi rice for risotto won't deliver the creamy texture you're after, and what varieties to use instead for ...

“Utilizing high-quality domestically cultured rice, we are able to serve Japan’s delicious sushi even in local areas, just as we do in our homeland,” said a representative of Sushiro’s ...

Sushi is one of those foods that seems simple on the surface — a few slices of raw fish, a little rice, maybe a dab of wasabi. But behind the minimalist presentation lies centuries of craftsmanship, ...

used to make sushi, made into sweets, fermented into alcohol and offered to the spirits at religious ceremonies. Rice is everywhere in the diet of Japan – there are at least six ways in Japanese ...

It’s eaten with almost every meal, used to make sushi, made into sweets, fermented into alcohol and offered to the spirits at religious ceremonies. Rice is everywhere in the diet of Japan ...