I gave NYC strangers Indonesia's amazing Indamine Mie Goreng noodles to try for the first time. They were blown away!

SHIMA, Mie Prefecture--Construction of what is touted as equal in size to the world’s largest wave pool is due for completion here by summer 2026 at a cost of 4 billion yen ($26.3 million).

“The old ninjutsu techniques are written down,” said Yuji Yamada, a professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Mie University and vice president of International Ninja Research Center.

Tororo konbu, also known as yam konbu or shaved konbu, is a processed food made from kelp. It’s created by first softening the kelp (makonbu or risikobu) in vinegar, then solidifying it into a block, ...