Japan Nikkei recovers 0.4%

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index advanced by 146.56 points, or 0.41%, to 36,158.02. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange grew by ...

This Hokkaido chef is ‘cooking the forest’

Japanese chef Tomoyuki Takao finds many ingredients for his Michelin-starred restaurant in the wild. CNN joins him on a foraging trip to the forests around Sapporo, Hokkaido's capital. ( read original story ...)