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The Japanese passion for sushi is apparently immune to the global economic crisis. A plump tuna on Monday fetched 9.6 million yen

Ichiro Kubota, executive head chef at the London restaurant Umu, agreed to try high-street sushi for the first time in a taste test.

And doesn't have a good time.

Extracts include: "Takes one bite then leaves the table to go and spit it out."

Enjoy this list of Christmas themed bentos by many talented bent artists! Merry Christmas!

Tosa Kuroshio Karyudo is a low malt concoction brewed with rice flour and hops in an 8 to 2 ratio. Nothing so unusual there. What makes it unique is that it also contains dashi, the fish (bonito) stock that's critically important to making Japanese soups like miso shiru.

Yoichi comes from Japan and is a much-appreciated brand all over the world. Apparently, Yoichi was also named the best single malt in the world at the World Whisky Awards earlier this year..also there is Sentory another Japanese whisky which is being introduced in this country and is available at the Metropolitan Nikko hotel in New Delhi

Japanese food and home products manufacturer Kracie has come out with a new gum named Pepperfruits that combines the flavors of mixed fruits and black pepper.

China is to publish a blacklist of food additives which make products taste better or appear nutritious but are damaging to health, state media said, as it struggles to restore faith in the "made in China" brand.

China has weathered a series of health scares in recent months, the most recent being tainted milk killing at least six infants and making close to 300,000 sick.

Proves the quickest way to a person's heart is through the stomach, via the ultimate comfort food.

Everyone knows that rice is the staple food of the Japanese, and it really is -- we eat it 2-3 times a day, and we're not nearly as traditional as some families. The "other" staple food in Japan would have to be soybeans, which are the source of a great variety of Japanese foods.

In Japan, good olive oil, like good wine, can be an investment, though one that is less straightforward, as few people have a strong background on judging a quality olive oil

This will be a relief for remora.... To the great relief and puzzlement of fishermen and researchers, the Sea of Japan this year has seen a drastic decline in the huge, toxic jellyfish that have damaged the nation's seafood haul in recent years.

Ever had Natto? If not, you never will - after reading this review from a guy who's eaten just about everything else.

On a gloomy day pregnant with rain and the weight of past expectations, tuna fisherman Minoru Nakamura is welcomed back to port by his family in Ishiki like a conquering hero.

Men think about color, what grapes were used, compare the taste and consider its place of origin. Women think about what kind of food a wine will go well with, where we might like to drink it, the kind of company it'd be good to drink with

Otsuka Beverage Co Ltd, which is unlisted, said it is recalling the Crystal Geyser mineral water after receiving 75 complaints in October about its smell.

Spokesman Kazuhiko Horiuchi said the firm did not find any abnormalities in the water, but the plastic bottles may have absorbed smells they were exposed to during storage.