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Tokyo now has 784 onigiri-only restaurants and 8-hour lines for rice balls. Here's what's driving the boom, and where to actually eat one.

One of these five is a food Australia actually exports to the world. Even so, the Japanese version isn't what you think it is.

A recent survey found 90% of Japanese people think ¥1,000 ramen is overpriced. Here's what that same budget actually buys.

Some of these restaurants have served the same beef ritual since before World War II. Here's where Michelin inspectors, longtime residents, and beef obsessives all actually eat.

Most 'Kobe beef' served in Japan isn't Kobe beef at all — and the difference can cost you $300 a plate. Here's the honest breakdown.

Some of Japan's best food doesn't have an English name — because nothing like it exists anywhere else. These 10 dishes are the ones international visitors consistently discover, obsess over, and spend years trying to replicate at home.

Japanese women in their 60s are routinely mistaken for being in their early 40s — and researchers at Osaka University now know exactly why. The answer involves four daily habits that have nothing to do with expensive skincare.

Japan's souffle pancakes are three inches tall, jiggle like jelly, and have a two-hour wait at the best spots. Here's what they are, where they come from, and exactly where to eat them.

The best omakase in Tokyo can cost $500 per person — or $65. Here's exactly what each price buys, how the experience works, and how to get a table without a Japanese phone number.

Omakase sushi in Japan can cost $500 per person or more — and the best restaurants have multi-year waiting lists. Here's exactly what that price buys, how the experience works, and whether it's worth it.