ONJUKU, Japan-- Every morning, hundreds of pounds of fresh fish, hauled in from ports across eastern Japan, is rushed to this sleepy town hours away from the capital. This fish isn’t destined for a fancy restaurant or a supermarket, and it won’t likely ...

When you think of Japanese cuisine, you probably think of sushi. Americanized versions or not, it's hard to resist the delicate, yet filling, finger food that catapulted Japanese cuisine across the globe. I, much like Jiro, dream of sushi. Whether you're ...

A religious ceremony in Japan where carp are plied with alcohol before being returned to a river has left animal rights activists feeling green around the gills. The rural festival, held every January in snow-swept Toyama prefecture, central Japan, sees ...

Japanese authorities are on the hunt for a batch of deadly fish after toxic parts of the sea creature were accidentally put on sale. A supermarket in the city of Gamagori sold five packages of fugu without removing the fish’s livers yesterday. The breed ...

Reporting from Tokyo — Business is brisk at the Aburi Itsu restaurant, a great relief for fifth-generation owner Michimasu Takayasu. The reason: The eatery specializes in eel, or unagi. The fish is hugely popular in Japan, especially in hot weather, when ...

TOKYO — The country that gave the world sushi now finds itself with too much fish. Demand for seafood has been dropping in Japan for much of the past decade as people eat more pork and beef, forcing domestic fishermen to look for buyers abroad.

Recent sightings of a rare, serpent-like sea creature — which in Japanese lore, is thought to be a harbinger of natural disasters — have sent Japan’s social media into a frenzy. “This is no doubt evidence of a precursor to an earthquake,” wrote ...