Japanese food

Battle for your sushi dollar: What’s shaking up Singapore’s sushi scene?

(Clockwise from top left) Sushi Tei's Sakura Ebi Salmon Roll, Sushi Kenshin's signature handroll, Sushi-GO's spring menu Sakura Tai Zanmai, Fat Cow's three wagyu nigiri.

Japan sushi chain sets Guinness record for most expensive tuna at auction; it costs $4.08 million

Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura, which operates sushi chain Sushizanmai, with the 243kg bluefin tuna in Tokyo, on Jan 5, 2026.

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Sushi omakase lunch starting at $19++ at Haku Sushi

Each set of five sushi from Haku Sushi contains at least one premium seasonal ingredient.

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For upscale Japanese food without fuss and formality, head to pop-up restaurant Kou

(Clockwise from left) Hiyamugi noodles in duck dashi with smoked, Nori rolls filled with firefly squid, and chopped fatty tuna, and Abalone Pithivier at Kou.

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Your next sushi splurge? Two-Michelin-starred Shoukouwa marks its 10th anniversary

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Japan’s cherry blossom fans face record-high food prices

Some consumers may be cutting back on travel and dining out, opting instead to celebrate closer to home.

Seaweed prices surge in Japan due to poor harvests amid rising sea temperatures

The surge in seaweed prices is also causing the price of onigiri rice balls sold at convenience stores to increase.

J-power: How two Japanese food brands in Singapore thrive when others fail

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Mr Takagi Takaaki, 74, Managing Director of Creative Food Concept, with her daughter, Ms Sae Takagi, 39, Shareholder of Creative Food Concept, at the entrance of their Tampopo restaurant at Takashimaya Shopping Centre on March 11, 2026.

Feature on long-lasting Japanese food brands that have continued to thrive in Singapore.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Hong Kong chain Itacho Sushi shuts all outlets in Singapore

The boarded up space of the former Itacho Sushi outlet at Ion Orchard. It was among the four outlets listed on Google Maps as permanently closed as at March 15.

Japanese sausage maker says sounds produced when chewing links resemble those of batting a home run

Experiments were conducted by the Japan Acoustic Laboratory using high-precision microphones.

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