While miso ramen is a staple of Tamura’s home prefecture Hokkaido, shoyu ramen originated in Tokyo ... using dashi made from niboshi (small dried fish such as anchovies or sardines) rather than from ...

Star buy: Sashimi Grade Japanese King Scallops from Hokkaido, a showstopping dinner ... Star buy: the fresh sardines are packed with flavour and grill up a treat on skewers. In 1903, the Wright ...

What makes the food culture of Hokkaido unique? The blend of cultural influences. I was struck by the similarities to Wisconsin, where I’m from. There’s that Midwestern-style agriculture ...

The inclusion of the sardine species tamban in the international food standards body eases trade barriers and boosts the country’s fisheries sector, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The Spanish call these tins “conservas”, and it’s the kind of trend for convenience food I can get behind – especially if the fish are sardines. Not only are these piscine paragons packed ...

A powerful low-pressure system is unleashing record-breaking snowfall along Hokkaido’s Pacific coast, with the city of Obihiro accumulating more than 1 meter of snow in just 12 hours through ...

But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing battle against overtourism. Local authorities recently deployed ...

Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. In just 12 hours, the city of Obihiro got 47 inches (about 4 ...