Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. “In America, we normally see Tonkotsu or Spicy Miso ramen on the menu. But there ...

In Japan, eating ramen is a near goddamn religious experience. You sit, you taste, and suddenly, you’re speaking to God himself. I’ve loved ramen my whole life. I grew up on noodles of all slithery ...

Luong Van Ha, a 36-year-old Vietnamese chef, runs one of Tokyo's most queued-for ramen shops after nine years at Mendokoro ...

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 ...

A ramen shop in Beijing, China, has sparked controversy after it was accused of imitating popular Japanese tonkotsu ramen ...

In the dead of winter, a Japanese ramen chain called Santouka decided to launch an outpost in Cambridge, Massachusetts, right across the street from Harvard Yard. Santouka specializes in a particular ...

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 ...

Taisei Hikage is fighting a losing battle at his Tokyo ramen shop - not to attract customers, but to keep a lid on the price ...

A popular Japanese ramen chain is about to open a new restaurant in an East Bay city that has emerged as a top Bay Area ...