After fleeing brutality in their homeland and bouncing around from country to country, an African couple thought they could find solace in Japan. But soon after their arrival in Tokyo in autumn, they ended up living on the streets of the capital and scrounging for food from waste cans. “My...
Editor’s note: In the Taste of Life series, cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life. * * * Naoya Higuchi, who has written novels such as “Otona Doroppu” (Adult drop) and “Kicchin Senso” (K...
In addition to its brewery operations, which account for about 75 percent of the company's net sales, Asahi manufactures and markets other alcoholic beverages (including distilled spirits and wines), soft drinks (headed by the flagship Mitsuya Cider), and food products (mainly brewer's yeast ...
Japan’s says whale meat is part of its food culture and that it supports sustainable use of whales. Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission in 2019 and has since resumed commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone. “Whaling only continues to exist in Japan through mass...
The Emiratis involved in the program also acknowledged it represented a step forward for the Arab world, the home of mathematicians and scientists for centuries before the wars and chaos that have gripped wide swathes of it in recent times. ...