So volunteer to bake the cake for your childhood best friend, your cousin, or even yourself. It might feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to. When the time came for my brother’s wedding ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Sudachi How to Make Japanese Christmas Cake (Strawberry Shortcake) | Festive Recipe 🍰 Posted: January 24, 2025 | Last updated: January 24, 2025 In this video, learn how to make a traditional ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat. By Finn-Olaf Jones Unlike the high jinks and ...

A confectionery store in Kofu City, central Japan has started making a good luck cake ahead of Setsubun, the last day of winter on the traditional calendar. The product called "kirisansho" has a ...

TOKYO -- Can eating "mochi" rice cake and "daifuku" mochi filled with ... This tip suggests that consuming these traditional Japanese foods before long tests, movies or concerts could be a ...

The cold never bothered the Sottos! Check out the vacation photos of Pauleen Luna and Vic Sotto in Japan HERE. Celebrity couple Pauleen Luna and Vic Sotto marked their 9th wedding anniversary by going ...

Japan’s core consumer inflation accelerated to 3.0% in December, the fastest annual pace in 16 months, data showed earlier on Friday, in a sign rising fuel and food prices continue to push up ...

A one-stop shop for wagyu, sashimi, and all the Japanese snacks you could dream of is now open in Tysons. Marufuji, a spinoff of a small family-owned grocery chain that started in Connecticut, offers ...

At the start of the new year, nuclear chemists Hiromitsu Haba and Kouji Morimoto slide precisely 119 Japanese yen into the collection box at their local shrine. They are seeking good fortune in ...

Instead of melting bars for chocolate-covered strawberries or spending money on store-bought bon bons, give your valentine an intensely rich double chocolate loaf cake with a plush, velvety crumb.

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...