Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar ...

Maine-based outdoor gear purveyor L.L. Bean is bringing its Japan-exclusive line to the US for the first time since its establishment more than three decades ago. In 1992, the brand opened its ...

A woman in Japan has been arrested for allegedly squashing a bun at a convenience store and leaving without buying the packet of bread. Authorities in the southern city of Fukuoka confirmed to the ...

He was referring to the Japanese melonpan, a bun topped with crispy biscuit dough cross-hatched to resemble the rind of a melon, specifically a cantaloupe melon. The second part of its name is the ...

the filling was white and dotted with intact azuki red beans. While there indeed was a slight fruity sweetness to the red-coloured meat, it didn’t resemble the childhood snack. The honey barbecue ...

HIROSHIMA--The Tokyo-based company that imports and sells the Belgian luxury Godiva chocolate brand in Japan is offering maple leaf-shaped steamed buns until the end of the year. Available in a ...