"Included in the dog's boxed meal will be prime chicken breast, unpolished-rice based bread, vegetable soups, seasoning and a rice cracker for dessert. The meal has no artificial preservatives or additives. The healthy dish comes packed in a box whose lid can be turned over and used to serve water to the dog."

A disgruntled Japanese worker smashed up his employer's office in a fit of pique after his boss ignored his gift of jelly desserts.

Japanese foods are, for the most part, tasty and healthy. They can also be... well, weird.

Open to new cultural experiences? If you want to try something a little crazy, then put some soy sauce on your ice cream. Japan has been selling a type of Tamari soy sauce specially designed for use on frozen desserts.

Some of these are just ridiculous, the most expensive one is even worth as much as a small Japanese car...

Japanese cuisine as a national cuisine has evolved over the centuries from many political and social changes. Starting from the ancient era when much of the cuisine was influenced by Chinese culture. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of Shogun rule. In the early modern area massive changes would take place that introduced western culture to Japan.The modern term "Japanese cuisine" (nihon ryōri, 日本料理 or washoku, 和食) means traditional-style Japanese food, similar to what already existed before the end of national seclusion in 1868. In a broader sense of the word, it could also include foods whose ingredients or cooking methods were subsequently introduced from abroad, but which have been developed by Japanese who made them their own. Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food (旬, shun), quality of ingredients and presentation.