Thinking of buying a Japanese kitchen knife while in Tokyo? Just a short walk from Sangenjaya Station – and only about 10 minutes from Shibuya by train or taxi – Hitohira is a specialty knife shop in ...

Posted: Jun 26, 2025 / 06:14 PM HST Updated: Jun 26, 2025 / 06:14 PM HST HONOLULU (KHON2) — More than 600 years of Japanese blade making will be celebrated in Hawaii at the Seisuke Knife Festival.

He married a Japanese woman in 2006, and they have four children. Japan alone forces married couples to have single surname Hara began the process of acquiring Japanese citizenship around 2022.

The Seisuke Knife Festival takes place June 29 at DECK at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel from 4-8 p.m. This is its first time in Hawaii, with festivals in Ishikawa, Japan, and Portland, Oregon, since 2014.

Miyabi knives can cost $1,000s for a set and a single chef's knife will set you back a few hundred dollars. That said, if you're willing to invest in cookware, Wong believes you can't go wrong with ...

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SUZHOU, China -- Enrollment at Japanese schools in China has declined more than 10% since a knife attack here a year ago, underscoring persistent safety concerns among Japanese expatriates.

In the last 20 years, Japanese knives have become more and more popular with home cooks. While French food prepared with German steel was the standard of fine dining in the United States for many ...