TOKYO -- As the weather turns chilly, many people crave "oden," a classic Japanese hot pot dish. But oden appears to be facing tough times. Thirty percent of respondents to a recent survey said they ...

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Japan is a haven for food lovers, offering everything from steaming bowls of ramen to golden takoyaki and cloud-soft mochi.

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Take a stroll through Little Tokyo, where red paper lanterns hang overhead and kids saunter by in cosplay outfits, and it’s easy to feel like you’re wandering the urban streets of Japan. But a second ...

Biting into a freshly made mochi ball is all about texture. It starts with the velvety outer layer, gives way to a pillow-soft bite, and finishes with a satisfying, springy chew. This parade of ...

Ever had one of those food epiphanies where your taste buds do a happy dance and your brain immediately starts calculating how often you can reasonably return without your credit card company sending ...

On bustling Western Avenue in the heart of Gardena, Sakura-Ya and Chikara Mochi sit about 250 feet away from each other, frequented by South Bay residents for decades for fluffy mochi and cakey manju.