Ramen and udon are two of Japan's most iconic noodle dishes. If you're a fan of Japanese cuisine, then you've likely enjoyed both. But, if you're less familiar with them, your main point of ...

The curly noodles are lighter than the darker buckwheat “soba,” or “udon,” which are also ... said he was glad he included the humble ramen on his tour of Japan, along with more ...

Master ramen chef, Satoshi Ikuta opens Ramen Nagi’s first Orange County location in Costa Mesa later this month ...

The cooking remains innovative and satisfying, incorporating audacious, humorous ideas into Japan’s highly formalized ... Tori paitan (creamy chicken broth for ramen) is rich and comforting, ...

Skiing in Japan is synonymous with bottomless powder ... Traditional food in the mountains includes lots of noodle dishes like Soba, Ramen, and Udon or hotpot meals like Sukiyaki or Yosenabe. There’s ...

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

Ramen is one of Japan's most popular dishes, beloved by residents and foreign tourists alike. But rising ingredient and fuel costs are forcing many local shops to close. Other restaurants might ...

TAKAMATSU--Kagawa’s efforts to brand itself as Japan’s “Udon Prefecture” would appear ... Fukuoka Prefecture, famed for its Hakata Ramen and Nagahama Ramen, placed second.

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...

One of Southern California’s largest Japanese cultural festivals, the 16th annual OC Japan Fair, is set to draw an estimated 45,000 people to Costa Mesa’s OC Fair and Event Center on April 4-6.

obanzai (Kyoto home-style cooking); and other popular Japanese fare such as ramen, sushi and udon. And, as in any large city, there is a variety of international cuisines. For those looking to try ...