If you are a hardcore fan of Kobe steak, you might be surprised to learn that for over 1,200 years, beef was banned in Japan. Eating meat was taboo after the arrival of Buddhism in the country in ...

These crossbred cattle aren't considered authentic Wagyu by Japanese standards, but they may actually be preferable to some ...

Produced in Japan and prized for its rich marbling and ... However, the best-known cut of wagyu is Kobe beef, which comes from the city of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture and is made exclusively from ...

IZUMISANO, Osaka -- Burgers combining expensive cuts of Kobe beef steak with the rice and nori seaweed of "onigiri" rice ...

Wagyu, also known as Kobe beef, is an expensive cut renowned ... A recent ban on all Japanese beef exports because of a suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has resulted in a Wagyu beef ...

A new year brings a wave of new openings, and the month-old Restaurant Juban 十番 in SS15 is one of them. But this eatery is no ...

Kobe beef is said to be the best quality wagyu (‘Japanese cow’) in the world. But if you can’t source kobe, any good-quality beef will do the trick for this delicious Japanese stew.

Grown exclusively in the Mie Prefecture in Japan, Matsusaka cattle are raised ... 8 degrees lower than Kobe. These cows are so valuable that in 2002, one fetched 50 million yen, over $330,000 ...

Officine Universelle Buly’s Kobe, Japan store transforms an inconspicuous ... chocolate-coloured wood and red and white marble inspired by the Japanese city’s famous beef. ‘Another stupid idea that ...

Many restaurants have started using the term "Kobe" to mean any pricey beef. However, it is in fact a highly-acclaimed type of Wagyu beef raised in a specific region of Japan. Here are the eight ...