The clever Japanese kitchen tools that actually improved how I cook.

Every culture has a tradition of one-pot meals. Japan’s donabe just happens to be the tastiest and most elegant one on the planet. The word refers both to warming combinations of simmered-together ...

Aya Nishimura is a woman with a mission. She wants people to discover the simplicity, ease and wholesomeness of Japanese home cooking. The Japanese-born food stylist/home economist/chef (she's worked ...

Regular readers of The Japan Times will recognize Makiko Itoh, who has contributed monthly recipes to this publication since 2010. Along with easy-to-follow meal instructions, her columns often ...