A bluefin tuna fetched ¥36.04 million ($273,000) on Thursday at the New Year’s auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, more than double the top price last year, as the restaurant and food industries look to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The price paid for the 212 kilogram fish caught by a vessel operating out of […]
TOKYO- Over 80 percent of respondents to a recent online survey by a Japanese shopping information site operator said they plan to celebrate Christmas by eating chicken, with most preferring to buy takeout rather than cook themselves. The survey conducted by Locoguide Inc., which collected responses from 2,628 users of its Tokubai site between Nov. […]
The Kadiwa ng Pasko will carry on even after the holidays to serve Filipino food producers and consumers nationwide. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., confirmed this during the opening of the Kadiwa site in Valenzuela City over the weekend. The President added that from the 20 stalls initially opened, there are now 350 Kadiwa sites […]
SHIZUOKA, Oct. 31 – In late October, a rice harvesting and hanging event was held in tanada (tiered rice paddies) in Kurumeki, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, inviting outside tanada supporters. The participants worked hard, tackling golden ears of rice under the autumn blue sky. Kurumeki Tanada has a long history dating back to the Heian or […]
Evaluating wagyu beef for its quality of fat, rather than its quantity, is a growing trend in the livestock industry. At Japan’s largest wagyu fair, held in October, a new category was established to focus on “fat quality,” which is believed to be the key to taste and tenderness. Behind the move is saturation of […]
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