food (Page 106)
One noodle-dispensing vending machine in the north of Japan is so beloved that you can now buy it in dessert form with a special box.
Yoshiwara was once where men with money to burn came to entertain themselves, while this woman was eating rotten pickles, or sometimes nothing at all.
You, too, can have an all-you-can-eat experience with a timer and the determination to enjoy yourself.
After years of using her own style, our Japanese-born reporter finally does what her parents were trying to get her to do all along.
This gyoza with a flaky croissant crust is so sought after it took a year for our order to arrive.