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. Into the early modern area massive large changes would take place that would truly change when the modern era came and 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.

Japanese giant NTT is testing the power of smells in public places to sell food and other products. Nothing so gauche as to pump out the odor of what they're selling; rather, they're doing things like putting out orange and lemon smells at lunch time, hoping it will woo passersby to enter the advertised restaurant.

With Americans growing increasingly concerned about the safety of Chinese products, Washington has begun looking for solutions in Japan. The Japanese have developed tough approaches for ensuring the quality of Chinese imports

Sample Lab is a Japanese concept that allows people to do some product testing before it is released on the market. People are lining up in front of the lab eager to test out everything from beauty products, new foods, exercise equipment and clothes.

Japanese space food will soon be available on the International Space Station (ISS). The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has certified 29 Japanese food products for use in space.

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- The Japanese inventor of instant noodles, a snack that has sold billions of servings worldwide since its launch, died on Friday at the age of 96, according to an official at Nissin Food Products, the company he founded.