Although citrus might be more associated with the cuisines of Mexico and Peru, it’s central to Japanese cooking, where it ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Apples and mandarin oranges in winter. Japan is blessed with mouthwatering seasonal fruit throughout the year. And yet, fruit consumption remains relatively low. The health ministry’s latest ...

Winter has ended, but there’s still time ... but he just couldn’t afford the queen of fruits. Japan began importing edible bananas in 1903, the first shipment came from Taiwan.