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MUSHROOMS

Japan is one of the great mushroom countries of the world, so it pays to know how to make the most of these morsels in your kitchen.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 28, 2024
¡®Mushroom Gastronomy¡¯ makes sense of Â鶹´«Ã½ fungal diversity
¡°Mushroom Gastronomy¡± by mycological gourmand Krista Towns demystifies the world of fungi in Japan and abroad.
A squeeze of fresh "sudachi" citrus is the final element in this earthy, warming dish perfect for cooler temperatures.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 19, 2023
Here¡¯s the tea on traditional dobin teapot-steamed mushrooms
Dobin mushi pairs well with meat, fish, tofu, omelets and other vegetables. You can also serve dobin mushi in lieu of soup at any meal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2023
Mushrooms could play a key role in solving the climate crisis
An underground system of ¡°living machines¡± can show how to better capture and store excess carbon from the atmosphere.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Nov 6, 2021
Lacto-fermented mushroom ²µ²â¨­³ú²¹ dumplings
Fermenting mushrooms produces an umami-rich liquid, used in these Japanese pan-fried dumplings in the filling and as a sauce. Aromatics are charred in the oven for even more flavor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
May 22, 2021
A shiitake pate to liven up any meal
This punchy vegetarian appetizer is endlessly customizable, and is a great way to familiarize oneself with the four elements of good cooking ¡ª salt, fat, acid and heat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 13, 2021
No pork? No problem: Make a mushroom-miso carbonara instead
This incredibly luxurious bowl of pasta pairs well with a glass of sauvignon blanc for an impressive at-home dinner date.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Nov 14, 2020
Foraging for fungi in the forests of Yamagata Prefecture
The region is known for its wild kinoko (mushrooms), and foraging experts have seen an uptick in interest since the start of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 28, 2018
All hail Caesar¡¯s wild mushrooms
Many people make that distinction between ¡®good¡¯ mushrooms and ¡®bad¡¯ toadstools, though there¡¯s no scientific difference between the two ¡ª and there are some branded as ¡®toadstools¡¯ that are, in fact, delicious.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2018
Japan firm claims success in artificial cultivation of low-cost, matsutake-like mushroom
A fertilizer-maker in western Japan has claimed success in artificially cultivating bakamatsutake mushrooms ¡ª a species related to the highly prized matsutake mushroom, with a similar taste and flavor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2015
Fungi glow to attract creatures
If you think you see a glowing mushroom, you might not be having a psychedelic hallucination. Some mushrooms indeed are bioluminescent, including one that sprouts among decaying leaves at the base of young palm trees in Brazilian coconut forests. Scientists have long wondered what possible reason there...
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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