Â鶹´«Ã½

Tag - natto

 
Â鶹´«Ã½
Search
 
August 14, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

NATTO

Recent years have seen "²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­" (fermented soybeans) join a series of fermented foods, from kimchi to kombucha, that have surged in popularity worldwide as Americans in particular seek better digestive health following the COVID-19 pandemic.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 22, 2026
¡®A little funky¡¯: Japanese ¡®²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­¡¯ disgusts and delights the world
Aside from its supposed health benefits, ¡®²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­¡¯?has long been loved in Japan for its stunning affordability ¡ª charms the rest of the world seems to be warming up to.
If millions of Japanese people eat these sticky, pungent, fermented soybeans every day, surely they can't all be wrong?
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
May 31, 2026
A little bit of Â鶹´«Ã½ infamously sticky soybeans goes a long way
Unlike some other fermented foods, making ¡°²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­¡± requires the ability to release heat and condensation produced by the bacteria at the center of the process.
A line of natto products shown on the website of Mizkan
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2026
Mizkan suspends sales for four natto products amid supply strain
The war in the Middle East has driven up procurement costs, the company said, putting pressure on packed natto production.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 6, 2020
One man¡¯s journey to perfect homemade ²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­
During Week 1 of stay-at-home orders in Chicago, I ordered beer from a local craft brewery. By Week 9, I was making nattu014d (fermented soybeans) at home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Mar 14, 2020
Craving Japanese health foods? Give ²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­ and umeboshi a try
One way to stay healthy is to maintain a balanced diet. Natto and umeboshi might be polarizing ingredients, but there¡¯s no denying their health benefits, especially when combined in this easy, punchy pasta.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 10, 2019
Here¡¯s to ²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­, Â鶹´«Ã½ original superfood
One of the country¡¯s most notable u5065u5eb7u98dfu54c1 (kenku014d shokuhin, health food products), u7d0du8c46 is made from u5927u8c46 (daizu, soybeans) fermented with u67afu8349u83cc (kosu014dkin, bacillus subtilis).
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Apr 28, 2018
Natt¨­ will change your life, if only you¡¯ll give it a try
Nattu014d aficionados embrace its fermented nose and are addicted to its nutty, yet sharply complex flavors. But the fermented beans are not loved by everyone.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 23, 2017
Mayuko Okada¡¯s last meal: Pancakes over ²Ô²¹³Ù³Ù¨­
Japanese cooking teacher on the joys of Bills¡¯ famous creation and fermented soybeans.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 10, 2014
Morgan Fisher: ¡®If all the world¡¯s a stage, where¡¯s the dressing room?¡¯
What first brought you to Japan? I had no plan, only the need for a change of scene from my previous home in Hollywood. I felt right at home from day one.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER