JAPADOG is the new food craze sweeping North America, combining traditional Japanese tastes, flavors and ingredients with an iconic staple food of North America, the classic hot dog.  Created by an ambitious couple who relocated from Japan to Vancouver Canada with not much more than their love for culinary greatness and a dream, JAPADOG has slowly expanded their locations, gaining a cult following in the film and college-heavy town of Vancouver. 

From Wallpaper December 2010:

A Tadao Ando-designed croquette stall is bringing new economic hope to Kobe in 2005, from under a freshly tarmacked footpath in the Japanese town of Aioi, a small white radish surprised townsfolk by pushing its way through the pavement under which it had been rudely buried just days before. Locals dubbed it Dokonjo Daikon "the gutsy radish", and it became an inspirational sybmol. Now, just 65km from Aioi, in the Motomachi district of Kobe, the humble croquette is giving people new hope in tough economic times.

Tsukishima, Tokyo: Monjayaki

From National Geographics Travel:

Beneath the refined face of Japanese cuisine thrives what the locals call “B-grade gourmet”—low-cost, no-frills but tasty fare such as ramen and yakitori.

Instant noodles were first developed in Japan and rapidly became a very common and very popular food item throughout Asia and then throughout the rest the world. There are now a variety of Japanese instant noodles available and on this page we are going to take a closer look at the history of Japanese instant noodles along with the different types of noodles and the different brands available.

Ramen noodles first came to Japan from China although no one knows the exact date.

There are a number of different types of fish and other seafood that can be used in sushi. Some seafood options include clams, scallops, abalone, and squid. When it comes to fish there are a number of popular options including tilapia, red snapper, sea bass, halibut, and of course salmon and tuna which is what we are going to focus on in this article.

It seems like everyone loves a good snack and it doesn't matter where you're from, those treats between meals seem to be universally enjoyed.

However there are some significant differences in what types of snacks are considered enjoyable from one country to another.

On this page we're going to look at some of the similarities and differences between the Japanese snack market and the American snack market.  

Rice has been cultivated by human beings for close to 10,000 years. It is likely that cultivation began in and around present-day China. Since then the cultivation of rice has spread throughout Asia and throughout the world.

Rice is a very important staple of the Asian diet because it can sustain large populations of human beings and is able to be cultivated in conditions that would normally be considered unfavorable such as mountainous or swampy landscapes.

Tempura is commonly used in Japanese cuisine and is very popular in many parts of the world. The reason is simple...because it is delicious!

Enjoying food that is battered and fried seems to be in people's DNA and is something shared by people in almost every part of the world. On this page we are going to take a brief look at exactly what Japanese tempura is, what its origins are, how it is used, and how to make it yourself.

Japanese tempura is a light batter that is made from water, flour, eggs, baking soda or baking powder, starch, oil, and sometimes spices.

If you cook a lot of vegetables, chicken, meat and fish, chances are you’re using the wrong knife.  Japanese kitchen knives are far superior to the typical German knife because they have a narrower angle (about 15 degrees while most German knives are at 25 degrees).