A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, lured by the prospect of lifetime job security and perks including subsidised housing as an economic slowdown batters ...

The Chinese ceramic industry experienced a period ... for life and if one of them should die the other would pine away. A bowl such as this would have made an ideal wedding gift.

Igarashi’s mother would often cook her “chuka-don,” or a Chinese-style rice bowl dish, while working ... and katakuriko), 300 grams rice 1. Cut ginger into 1 cm slices on a side.