A Shinto shrine in Japan's western prefecture of Fukuoka has held a traditional ritual of collecting seaweed from the ocean and offering it before an altar to pray for navigational safety and a large ...

Why a chunky, slimy kelp called eelgrass is drawing international attention Seaweed has long been a food staple in Japan. However, a chunky, slimy kelp called eelgrass is drawing international ...

KANAGAWA--In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating dwindling stocks of ocean seaweed. The country is ...

The final installment will feature a salad that uses a “dried food of the sea,” wakame seaweed. In Japan, a nation surrounded by the sea, seaweed has been part of the diet since ancient times.

In the past, I wrote a general guide to Japanese seaweed, its health and beauty benefits and why you should eat this superfood more often than not. This time, I’m here to introduce some easy seaweed ...

Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered "okonomiyaki" savoury pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, ...

Eating seaweed could help prevent Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers in Japan, where the highly nutritious plant has long been a staple crop. A team from Osaka Metropolitan University ...