Japan

Sanuki udon--little known outside Japan--are thick, toothsome, deliciously simple, and causing a frenzy. Tom Downey slurps them at the source

Hiroko Shimbo--known as the Martha Stewart of Japan--breaks down cooking with miso, kombu, and dashi

From sushi to soup dumplings to Scotch you can drink on the street, 7-Eleven is Japan's mealtime hot spot. Here's how to navigate its aisles

Dedicated collectors of toy food aren't content to simply hoard teeny delicacies; they want to cook them from scratch using pee-wee utensils.

I was looking for the perfect pad on which to jot strawberry shortcake tasting notes, and the Japanese company, Nuts, really came through.

Navigate Japan's mixology epicenter—as tipsily traversed by writer Hugh Garvey in "Tokyo, Cocktail Capital of the World"—with this helpful map.

In the city's back alleys, subbasements, and skyscrapers, Japan's bartenders have perfected the fine art of mixology. For a slideshow of images from this story, click here. And check out an annotated map of Tokyo showing where to taste the best of the city's cocktail revolution.