In a 1991 episode of “The Simpsons,” Homer goes to a Japanese restaurant and eats fugu, or poisonous pufferfish. He becomes convinced that he’s going to die, so he crosses off as many of the items on ...

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The fourth edition of the Kaba and Slit Festival will take place on May 1 at Legon City Mall in Accra, bringing together fashion lovers, artisans, designers and culture enthusiasts for a celebration ...

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Winter is the best time of year to enjoy the fruit of the sea. Pacific bluefin tuna (kuro-maguro), Japan’s most popular red-fleshed fish, is in season, as is the fugu, or puffer fish. Fugu has a ...

The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has clarified that the promotion of Fugu complements, rather than competes with, Kente and other Ghanaian textiles, stressing ...

A high-end garment made from traditional fugu hangs on a mannequin at a shop in Accra, Ghana. Photo: AP On a busy street in central Accra, Clement Azaabire hangs neatly sewn fugu smocks on lines, the ...

A colourful, traditional Ghanaian smock, once dismissed as outdated, is becoming a symbol of national pride again. The fugu, a distinctive, “structured, poncho-style garment”, also known as batakari, ...

"Fugu Day" now takes place every Wednesday in Ghana, encouraging everyone to wear the traditional outfit. Every week, Ghanaians wear Fugu smocks in an act of cultural pride after their president was ...

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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.