
Oyakodon is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. It is also one of the easiest and most affordable meals to prepare, consisting simply of chicken and onions simmered with eggs and a dashi broth over rice. However, it has a unique name for a […]

As an English teacher in rural Japan, one of my favorite “culture” lessons was teaching my first-year students the shocking truth about Christmas in my home country: we don’t devour KFC for Christmas dinner. I’ll bet that most of you reading this find it odd that I would have to clarify such a thing. But for more than 3 million families in Japan, Christmas and Kentucky Fried Chicken go together like Coca Cola and Santa.