Often foreigners in Japan are complimented on how they use chopsticks. Many, however, are not actually using them properly. Then again, neither are most Japanese people. Go figure. As Kotaku reported ...

Chopsticks may look tricky at first, but they’re really just about balance and a bit of practice. Used across East Asia for centuries, these slim sticks turn eating into something graceful once you ...

Eating with chopsticks can be tricky, but now there’s an added boost to learning how to do it. Dr. Homei Miyashita, a researcher at Meiji University in Tokyo, has developed a device that connects to ...

This article originally ran in 2018. Asian food is one of my favorite cuisines, partly due to the experience of dining in a Chinese or Japanese restaurant. The beaming Buddhas, the supple, sticky, ...