Ordering a steaming plate of yakisoba from the street food cart at Negishi Park was one of my favorite traditions growing up in Yokohama. Yakisoba is Japan's version of stir-fried noodles.

A perennial favorite is umeboshi ... Her vision: to make onigiri “the world’s fast food.” The name Taro was chosen because it’s common, the Japanese equivalent of John or Michael.

Japan's restaurant industry devised a unique way to surpass language barriers with their menus. In doing so, they also ...