The author of acclaimed novel Butter, which skewers misogyny and fatphobia in Japanese culture, discusses her love of food, ...

Kanae Kijima, who is the inspiration behind Yazuki’s ‘Butter’, has expressed her deep discontent with the publication of the ...

Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Korea by presenting to us the Asian side of modern globalization. The film jumps back and forth from ...

I'm just filled with respect for my father to still be doing this into his 70s.

The author of the best selling Japanese novel talks about her exploration of the relationship between food, pleasure and shame.

Communications, a research team led by Mizuho Asako, Yasuyuki Tahara, Akihiko Ohsuga, and Yuichi Sei has developed a new deep ...