Eight of Japan’s main media organizations have published the results of their May 2025 opinion surveys, indicating strong ...

The traditional Kyō-ryōri cuisine of Japan’s ancient capital relies on delicate dashi flavors, but the prefecture’s take on ...

Tokyo, June 4 (Jiji Press)--Jiji Press Ltd. and some other members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association ...

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., June 4 (Jiji Press)--Residents of a district in the central Japan city of Wajima, one of the ...

Setting up a disaster management agency is one of the signature policies of the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru ...

The signature ramen style in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is a rich miso broth. The legendary taste of one of the northern city’s ...

A government survey found that there were 2,591 homeless people in Japan in January 2025, which was an 8.1% year-on-year ...

Yokohama’s iekei take on ramen is increasingly popular across Japan nowadays. With its robust soy/pork stock flavor and its ...

Say “Fukushima ramen” and many will think of the dish from Kitakata, famed for its clear pork/soy broth. In the south of the ...

King-ken made a name for itself in Hiroshima with its Shirunashi Tantanmen, a soupless version of the spicy Chinese noodle ...

Tsugaru ramen is a beloved version of Japan’s noodle dish from Aomori, in the far north of Honshū. The characteristic niboshi ...

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is home to an original “Taiwan-style” take on ramen that has come to several locations in Tokyo via ...