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 ...

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 ...

If you're a fan of ramen, you'll love exploring the different types, with the broths, noodles, and other ingredients varying ...

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 ...

Tsuta — the Tokyo-founded shop that was the first ramen-ya to receive a Michelin star — is gearing up to open an NYC outpost later this summer. The restaurant will be part of a new single-story ...

A new ramen shop is bringing Japanese flavors mixed with the owner's Tibetan roots to Ankeny. Driving the news: Toyo Ramen & Japanese Street Foods opened Jan. 1 in The District at Prairie Trail, ...

Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...