That’s why when the weather gets cold, we don’t spend time mourning summer—we put on a sweater and we go eat noodle soup.

SHINKAMIGOTO, Japan >> A town in Nagasaki prefecture’s Goto Islands last year set up a government department devoted to the area’s specialty noodles, Goto udon.

TAKAMATSU, Japan >> A new technology in which udon noodles are turned into paper has been developed in Kagawa prefecture, famous for the chewy Sanuki udon, and preparations are underway to put the ...

The operator of the Marugame Seimen fast-food “udon” noodle restaurant chain announced plans to dramatically expand its presence outside Japan with a more than six-fold increase in outlets by ...

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An 18-year-old Singapore student who was radicalised by violent far-right extremism online and who idolised the gunman behind deadly attacks on two mosques in New Zealand has been detained under ...

SINGAPORE – Mortgage loan refinancing and repricing activity by private home owners and Housing Board flat owners picked up significantly in 2024 after fixed mortgage loan rates fell below 3 per ...

SINGAPORE – Polytechnics have been buzzing with excitement, hosting their open houses to give prospective students a look at the options in their post-secondary educational journey. The Straits ...

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Among 18 instant noodles from across Asia, one raised the Singapore flag — Prima Taste Singapore’s Laksa La Mian. Instant noodle tastes “pretty close” to the real deal “The Prima Taste Singapore Laksa ...