Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: 70-year-old Japanese farmer, Masahiro Hoshina, has been growing wasabi in Okutama, west of downtown Tokyo, for years. But ...

You know that little green dollop of heat sitting next to your California roll? There's a good chance it's never been anywhere near an actual wasabi plant. It's wild to think about, honestly. The ...

KUNMING — As diners relish the delicate flavors of fresh sashimi in Japanese restaurants, the wasabi accompanying each bite may have originated in the remote Wumeng Mountains of Southwest China's ...

On a trip to Japan, I met with wasabi grower David Hulme and tried fresh wasabi for the first time. We toured his wasabi patches, where I learned fresh wasabi doesn't have the vibrant hue I'm used to.

STORY: 70-year-old Japanese farmer, Masahiro Hoshina, has been growing wasabi in Okutama, west of downtown Tokyo, for years. But as typhoon season approaches, he’s getting concerned about his future.