Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita, inventor extraordinaire, is expanding beyond TVs that allow you to taste what you’re watching — and has developed a set of special electric chopsticks that ...

New electric chopsticks have been developed by experts at the Meiji University, the Yoshinori Miyashita Laboratory of the Department of Advanced Media Science, and Kirin, a Japanese food producer. New ...

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Are your meals basically a big ...

It’s unfortunate that the fundamental ingredients that make food taste better—salt and sugar—can have less than desired effects on the human body if over-consumed. But just as VR goggles can trick the ...

Low-salt food without a flavor penalty could soon be on the menu. Japanese food and beverage giant Kirin has partnered with Meiji University researchers to demonstrate a set of electric chopsticks ...

According to the FDA, the average American eats 3,400 mg of sodium a day, despite the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommending less than 2,300 mg per day. Moving down to roughly a teaspoon of ...

Pickled squid innards and cucumbers in brine are among the foods that make Japanese meals strikingly salty. Don’t forget the soy sauce. Government health officials worry all that salt is driving high ...