Fans of sushi—and The Simpsons—know all about the fugu. The Japanese delicacy, also known as pufferfish, has a dark side. The edible parts of the fish—served as sashimi or fried—are surrounded by ...

Tucked away by the coast in one of Japan’s most underrated cities lies a row of nondescript buildings with high curved ceilings.

A Japanese city issued an emergency alert to residents Monday after two people ate potentially dangerous portions of fugu fish that should not have been sold. Five packs of Yorito fugu (blunt head ...

BERKELEY, CA - Scientists searching the human genome data for genes and the DNA sequences that control their activity will soon have a valuable new resource courtesy of the Japanese delicacy known as ...

Today Bon Appétit joins Chef Kazuchi Hotta at his restaurant Shunsai Fuku Hotta in Tokyo to observe his mastery of fugu. Fugu, also known as pufferfish, is a seasonal winter delicacy in Japan, however ...

An adult blowfish shows Blimpy, the baby blowfish, how to search for food. Martin, Chris, and Blimpy observe Puffy, the adult blowfish, as he searches for food on the sea floor. Blowfish use a blowing ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - In the kitchen at Fukudokoro Sakai, a restaurant across the road from a seafood market at the southern tip of the main island of Japan, the chef casually hacks off the head of a live ...