TOKYO, Nov. 21 -- Japanese officials announced today that a second cow was infected with "mad cow" disease, the brain-wasting illness that has devastated herds in Europe but had not been detected in ...

When selecting a meat to cook with, the details of butchering understandably take priority. After all, you'll want to avoid buying the toughest cut of steak, and instead focus on tender, flavorful ...

At San Diego's Animae, which bills itself as a "wagyu steakhouse," executive chef Tara Monsod only uses Japanese A5 wagyu ...

In English, "Wagyu" translates to Japanese cow. Wagyu beef comes from a Japanese horned cattle breed that's typically red or black, according to the American Wagyu Association. Beef must come from one ...

HARWOOD - Even by the standards of Texas - where beef is no trivial matter - rancher Jose Antonio Elias Calles has coddled his cattle. The animals imported from Japan are guarded by off-duty Texas ...

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 ...

Whether you're in a supermarket, at a restaurant, or at the butcher, you have more to consider than just the cuts of beef on offer. Many steaks receive their designations from the cattle breed they ...

Japanese and U.S. officials Friday reviewed steps by Washington to improve safeguards against mad cow disease, but the Americans failed to convince the world’s largest buyer of U.S. beef to resume ...

TOKYO -- Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship that a survivor said sank with 42 crew members aboard during rough weather off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said.

TOKYO - A dairy cow has tested positive for mad cow disease in the Chiba area of Japan, near Tokyo, the agriculture ministry said today, signalling the first case reported in Asia. However, ministry ...

The search for the crew of a cargo ship that went missing during Typhoon Maysak was suspended Saturday due to bad weather, according to Japan’s Coast Guard. The Gulf Livestock 1, with 43 crew members ...