Japanese food

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.

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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.

Rising costs push Japan stores to cacao alternatives before Valentine's Day

Chocolates are Japan's most popular gift on Valentine's Day.

Tea ceremony classes in Japan bear brunt of matcha boom as prices soar amid shortage

With the prices of tools used in tea ceremonies rising, classes have been forced to pass on the costs to students.

China-bound exports of Japanese sake, food items delayed amid row: Sources

Trade industry sources said that customs clearance of some sake items have doubled in some cases.

Elderly woman dies after choking on mochi in Tokyo

From 2020 to 2024 in Tokyo, a total of 338 people were rushed to the hospital after choking on mochi.

Japanese sushi chain buys tuna for record $4.18 million at New Year auction

Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, President of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai's the Tokyo-based operator Kiyomura, displays a 243kg bluefin tuna that fetched 510.3 million yen (S$4.18 million) at his main restaurant in Tokyo on Jan 5, 2026, after the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market.

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