Taisei Hikage is fighting a losing battle at his Tokyo ramen shop - not to attract customers, but to keep a lid on the price he charges for Japan’s national comfort food in the face of an ...

Spicy, steaming, slurpy ramen might be everyone’s favorite Japanese food. In Tokyo, long lines circle around blocks, and waiting an hour for your ramen is normal. What awaits might be just a ...

A look at five yokochō facilities in or near Tokyo gathering numerous famed ramen restaurants together, for the ultimate slurping experience. The Tokyo metropolitan area is packed with famous ...

The American grew tired of explaining how he came to open a ramen shop in Tokyo, so he hung a sign in the window: “I saw Tampopo in college and it made a big impression on me.” Nobody ...

So there are a couple of ramen restaurants in Tokyo’s otaku district of Akihabara where you can regularly see long lines of foreign tourists waiting to get in. Several of them, like Kyushu Jangara in ...

Instant ramen, a food that originated in Japan, continues to evolve throughout the world. Rika will show you simple techniques you can use to transform it into a restaurant-quality dish.

Here are five of the best casual eateries for first-timers in Tokyo: Obviously the first thing you’re going to want to do upon landing is go out and grab some ramen. We don’t blame you.