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Silversea Cruises' culinary program takes guests on a rich gourmet experience at wellness retreat Zenbo Seinei, where the local produce is presented in an eight-course meal.

LIFE / Food & Drink

Jun 1, 2025

Waves of umami: Awaji Island's culinary trove

By Kathryn Wortley

Silver Nova, one of Silversea Cruises’ newest vessels, takes guests on a food excursion on the largest island of the Seto Inland Sea with an immersive gourmet program.

Stuff your empanadas with a classic "gyōza" filling for a fun recipe crossover.

LIFE / Food & Drink

Jun 1, 2025

The empanada that’s secretly a ‘gyōza’ inside

By Simon Daly

Turn your favorite Japanese dumplings into heartier bites by reworking them into pastry-like treats.

After establishing Lagoon Brewery in 2021, Yosuke Tanaka began making export-only "nihonshu" (Japanese sake) and later, "craft sake," a new genre of sake that isn't bound by the rules of traditional sakemaking.

LIFE / Food & Drink

May 25, 2025

Brewed from rice, water and tomatoes: The growth of ‘craft sake’

By Weiwen Lin

Hampered yet inspired by the strict regulations for new brewers, a growing breed of sake producers are making the beverage on their own creative terms.

Food Court P. is home to four offshoots of popular Tokyo restaurants, such as Mikkeller Burger, which serves 10 taps of its own beer and occasional guest brews alongside its signature smash burgers.

LIFE / Food & Drink

May 25, 2025

Tokyo's top bites — in a suburban mall food court

By Robbie Swinnerton

The newest dining destination in the Futako-Tamagawa neighborhood offers everything from South Asian curries to smash burgers.

Sea bream with rice is a popular Japanese dish, especially during this season when the fish is at its peak flavor.

LIFE / Food & Drink

May 25, 2025

As spring unfolds, sea bream turns into a prized catch

By Makiko Itoh

Capture the comforting flavors of the season with the classic pairing of the delicate fish with rice.

With the weather warming up, there's no better time to make a bowl of chilled "surinagashi-jiru" (pureed soup).

LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials

May 18, 2025

Flaunt your seasonal greens with Japan’s traditional pureed soup

By Elizabeth Andoh

Get the best flavor out of your peas and pods by simmering them in a dashi-based broth.

Nadaman Sazanka-so is known for its "kaiseki" (multicourse Japanese haute cuisine), which is deftly executed by chef Takehiko Yoshida.

LIFE / Food & Drink

May 18, 2025

A Japanese dining icon gets a (minor) facelift

By Weiwen Lin

Less a purposeful renovation than a prudent refitting, the renewed Nadaman Sazanka-so has retained its old world charm that made it such a celebrated dining destination.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.

How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic

By Alex K.T. Martin

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