Japan’s renowned mukbang YouTuber Yuka Kinoshita, with 5.24 million subscribers, abruptly announced her retirement on Feb. 1, saying, “It’s becoming difficult to continue as a competitive eater.” ...

Mukbang (muhk-bahng) is a Korean term that literally translates to “eating broadcasts”. People known as mukbangers eat large amounts of food in front of a camera that’s streaming to the ...