Apple buyers have started bidding at the first auction of this year's crop in Aomori Prefecture's Itayanagi Town, northeastern Japan.

A renowned chef who specialized in Chinese cuisine in Japan died of interstitial pneumonia last Saturday. Chin Kenichi was 67 years old.

Exports of Kobe beef to Saudi Arabia are set to begin next month for the first time. The high-grade meat is increasingly popular overseas, and Japanese industry officials are hoping to boost demand in the Middle East.

In light of the prolonged impact of the new corona and rising prices, the government has decided to set up a unified telephone consultation desk for various concerns from private support groups nationwide from the 7th to the 1st week.

Ajinomoto, a major food manufacturer, has decided to raise the price of some household seasonings such as salt products and dashi stock from October in response to soaring raw material prices.

Mellody Hobson became the first woman of colour to chair Starbucks!

The Indonesian government to the rescue with an Rp8.5 trillion MCB bailout.

While being a king in Japan, tuna has to acknowledge COVID-19's blow on its dominance.

Since last month, retail stores across the country have been obliged to pay for shopping bags, but the percentage of customers who declined shopping bags at three major convenience stores, and the rate of withdrawal exceeded 70% at each company, before the payment was made.

There are four no-s you shouldn't do at konbinis in Japan.

Moreover, the ban came ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo.

This wine requires a spoon, and the spoon is not your regular spoon. It is the most expensive wine in the world.