The poisonous puffer fish, which inflates itself into a small balloon when caught, lives in most of the world’s oceans. But only in Japan, where it is called fugu, has it become a national tradition.

Picture yourself wielding a knife over one of nature's most lethal creatures. One slip, one miscalculation, and you've just created a dish that could kill someone within hours. In Japan, fugu contains ...

The seaside city of Shimonoseki in southern Japan has a desirable specialty in the culinary world – the potentially deadly delicacy fugu. Also called blowfish or pufferfish, fugu is available ...

Officials in the central Japanese city of Gamagori are warning residents not to eat blowfish purchased from a local supermarket after potentially deadly parts of the fish were inadvertently sold. The ...

TOKYO — Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef sickened seven diners in northern Japan and three remained hospitalized Tuesday after eating the poisonous delicacy. The owner of the ...

Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef sickened seven diners in northern Japan, and three remained hospitalized after eating the poisonous delicacy. The owner of the restaurant in ...

I’ve faced some intense food challenges on the road, but nothing quite carries the stakes of Fugu (pufferfish). This isn’t ...

Pufferfish can be served for human consumption as a delicacy called fugu. It is especially popular in Japan, but you may also see it available in other countries, including Korea, China, Singapore, ...

Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef sickened seven diners in northern Japan and three remained hospitalized Tuesday after eating the poisonous delicacy. Subscribe to read this story ad ...