When Manabu Matsumoto took his fiancé to dinner at the Kisuke cow-tongue restaurant in the Japanese city of Sendai recently, the Tokyo couple faced 28 menu choices. Among them: mashed tongue, tongue ...

Japan confirmed its first human case of mad cow disease Friday following the death of a man who had symptoms of the fatal brain wasting illness. Health Ministry officials and experts from a ministry ...

TOKYO — Japan reacted with fear and disbelief Tuesday to reports that the nation had discovered its first suspected case of “mad cow” disease. Reluctant to take any chances, Singapore, Taiwan, South ...

TOKYO – Japanese authority's recommendation to stop testing imports of U.S. beef from young cattle for mad cow disease was a "very small step" in a process that was still too slow and cumbersome in ...

Beef is a complicated thing—more so than perhaps any other protein. When you're buying beef there's a host of distinctions to weigh. First there's the grade of beef, as designated by the United States ...

Wagyu beef—you know, the transcendently tender, fatty, umami-rich steak—has become as synonymous with luxury as caviar or black truffles. But no matter how many Michelin-starred menus this delicacy ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The latest case of mad cow disease in Japan raises concerns the decision by the U.S. government to reopen its border to Canadian beef has allowed mad-cow-infected cattle ...

TOKYO — Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker today over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials here raised concerns about U.S.

Server Keiko Sato takes a tray of freshly grilled beef tongue at Kisuke, a restaurant that specializes in beef tongue in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on Oct. 22, 2014. Kisuke features beef tongue ...