Ever since 1954, kyushoku (school lunch) has been an official part of the Japanese school curriculum. Over the years, the laws and menu items have changed, from adding the role of a nutritionist to ...

To support struggling families and encourage population growth, free school lunch programs have risen ... in public elementary and junior high schools. This marks a sevenfold increase from ...

Japan’s three famous kinds of wagyu ... In Hokkaido, about 1,600 schools have served local scallops at lunch. As of December, salmon, hokke (Atka mackerel) and pollock have been added to the ...