Unusual 40-year-old tradition sees monk chant and employees pray for dead cockroaches, mites and fleas; critics find ceremony ...

According to a report by South China Morning Post, the ceremony took place in December at Myohoji Temple in Hyogo prefecture ...

"These days, people aren't too familiar with eating insects, so with this restaurant we wanted to create a place where they could eat them freely and in a casual way." "In Japan, there's a tradition ...

TOKYO — Insects don’t bug everybody — not even as food. In fact, they are becoming increasingly popular among Japan’s more adventurous eaters. Insects are not new to the Japanese palate: Japan has ...

The renowned French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre (1823–1915) holds a special place in the hearts of generations of insect-loving Japanese. The translation of his 10-volume Souvenirs entomologiques ...

The eastern hemlock, a tall, long-lived coniferous tree that shelters river and stream-side ecosystems throughout the eastern United States and Canada, is in serious danger of extinction because a ...

If “Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo” sounds like some retro Japanese creature feature, guess again. This is, in fact, a gentle docu-tribute to Japan’s age-old connection to the insect world, a meditative ...