Crickets gained popularity in Japanese media due to powdered insects being used in school lunches and snacks. Consumer interest also extends to Take-Noko, which is often full on weekends.

Japanese budget airline Zipair is taking its commitment to sustainable development goals to new heights by introducing in-flight meals made with insects ... of ground-up crickets, widely regarded ...

On a recent vacation in Tokyo, Takumi Yamamoto opted for a special lunch of cricket curry and silkworm sashimi, washed down with a water bug cider. The 26-year-old office worker, from the ...

A "pescatore" seafood pasta dish made with cricket powder is seen in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on July 4, 2022. The pasta is available by reservation on Zipair flights out of Narita Airport near ...

Cricket beer, silkworm tea Shinohara and his team ... His team is also experimenting with a variety of other dishes including an insect-based version of a popular Japanese side dish called tsukudani, ...

A Japanese carrier has introduced a range of inflight meals made from insects, "environmentally ... positively impact climate change." Currently cricket powder is being served as a chilli burger ...

The Japanese telecom firm sees this as a ... have launched a pilot farm near Tokyo to optimize raising insects as a food source. Crickets are said to be highly nutritious and affordable, which ...