People across Japan are slurping up soba buckwheat noodles on Wednesday, New Year's Eve. Eating the noodles while wishing for ...

Etiquette rules can definitely vary depending on what country you're in. While this one is considered rude in the U.S., it's ...

Sano, a town just 80 minutes from Tokyo, is known for its light, soy sauce-based ramen made with fresh spring water. The town has around 60 ramen shops, many of which still use the traditional bamboo ...

TOKYO — 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 ...

New Year's Day is meant for fresh starts. But maybe even more, it's meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, special cakes and breads abound, as do long noodles (representing long ...

If you ever find yourself wandering through Japan – neon lanterns glowing overhead, soft steam rising from food carts, and the eternal dilemma of what to eat first – your stomach is in for an ...

New Year's Eve is associated with celebrations of all kinds, including fancy dinners featuring champagne and caviar. Yet many New Year's Eve traditions are actually centered on simple, tasty foods ...

Last weekend I attended the Epicurean food festival in Fletcher Place, where I sampled flavors from nations far and wide with a degree of stomach-punishing gluttony that is, I sometimes suspect, ...

It’s not hard to find decent noodles in Kagawa, the unofficial “Udon Capital of Japan.” The prefecture on Shikoku island is home to more than 700 restaurants that specialize in udon. You’re never more ...