"Unyuu," he says—a Japanese onomatopoeia that means (more or less) the sound of something firm but pliant being squished. This, according to Koizumi, is what a perfect soybean sounds like when it's ...

While Tokyo is Japan’s fast-paced modern metropolis, Kyoto is a great place to get a sense of traditional and ancient Japanese culture. Amid the city’s Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines, however, ...

We meet chef and author Michael Gibney whose book ‘Sous Chef’ reveals what really happens in restaurant kitchens. We also visit one of the oldest tofu makers in Kyoto and find out what is new and ...