Natto – a integral part of Japanese cuisine – was once only known abroad by hardcore foodies. But Japanese food makers are creating new forms of the fermented soybeans and gaining global fans ...

As of late February, Nishiki rice at online stores specializing in Japanese food and Asian supermarkets was selling for $17.99 for 15 pounds (about 6.8 kilograms). This translates to around 2,000 yen ...

HIGASHI-OSAKA, Osaka Prefecture--Long ago, many residents of this Osaka area loathed natto, or fermented soybeans, which they derided as “rotten food.” With such an aversion now a thing of the ...

The natto bacterium’s stunning ability to proliferate ... Adding the bacterium can also apparently make rice cakes easier to chew. Such an attribute is expected to have various applications ...