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Japan’s much-loved “tonkatsu” pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings. The culprit is a changing climate. Last year’s record summer heat and heavy rain ruined crops, driving up the cost of the leafy […]
Raina Ong Staff Writer,japan-guide.com Sake is a fermented alcoholic beverage that has the longest history in Japan among all the alcoholic beverages available in the country. The practice of making sake is said to date back more than a millennium, and there are early written records from the 8th century about sacred alcohol that was […]