It was a highlight of my week. Our tea master would always give my classmates and me delicious, seasonal Japanese wagashi ...

Mochi and dango are both wonderfully chewy, rice-based Japanese treats that can be found in various delightful flavors and ...

Almost 4 million people in southern Japan were urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday, leaving thousands of residents without power and lashing Kyushu island with hurricane ...

Mixing heritage with modernity, Ogata at The Shinmonzen is a new teahouse nestled into a boutique hotel designed by master ...

One person is dead and seven others are missing in Noto Peninsula, Japanese news media reported. The region is still recovering from a catastrophic earthquake. By Yan Zhuang Record rainfall in ...

“The latest I would leave [the office] would be 11 p.m.,” said the 24-year-old, who used to work for some of Japan’s largest telecoms and e-payment companies. So intense were the demands ...

Meanwhile, foodies shouldn't miss the Nishiki Market in central Kyoto to see and sample all sorts of local delicacies, including tsukemono (Japanese pickles), wagashi (Japanese confections ...

The 28th Annual Japanese Fall Festival starts today and ... One of this year’s scheduled workshops is wagashi, which is the art of creating sweet bean desserts for the traditional tea ceremony.

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