Tokyo — Japan's ubiquitous ramen shops have long served that most-proletarian of dishes at no-frills counters, where customers unceremoniously slurp and gulp their way through boiling-hot bowls of ...

Japan is adept at toeing the line between tradition and modernity. A walk through Tokyo streets drives this point home: You might pass someone dressed in a traditional kimono, then turn a corner and ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

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 dive, but ...

Another ramen year is in the books, and what a trip around the sun it was. Plenty of big-name shops had a successful year, as did super-specialised joints pioneering new trends. Above all, there were ...

Yakumo Ramen, the Tokyo-based ramen shop recognised with a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 9 consecutive years since 2018, has ...

Ramen is a beloved Japanese dish known for its steaming hot noodles. The dish's popularity has surged globally, with the U.S. alone seeing a 72 percent increase in retail sales since 2000. Ramen ...