The most lively and robust elders in my life” eat this food, says Japanese nutritionist and longevity expert. It “makes me ...

Seaweed has long been a food staple in Japan. However, a chunky, slimy kelp called eelgrass is drawing international attention because of its potential as an eco-friendly supercrop. As it turns ...

The final installment will feature a salad that uses a “dried food of the sea,” wakame seaweed. In Japan, a nation surrounded ... different areas to suit the dish they are making.

Pastes made from Japanese seaweed were once used to heal burns, as it was believed they prevented bacterial infections and soothed the skin. In modern times, this practice is continued through the use ...

Three Tokyo high school students have created recyclable gloves using a fiber found in seaweed slime, an innovation ... a major award at the Japan Science & Engineering Challenge (JSEC ...

Farmers have harvested the season's first batch of cultured nori edible seaweed from waters off ... It is also used as an ingredient in other Japanese dishes. One of the farmers, Sugino Takao ...