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The world’s first instant ramen, Chicken Ramen, debuted in 1958. In 1971 cup noodles went on sale for the first time anywhere and instant ramen became an international food. Today 95.4 billion serves of instant ramen are consumed...

A promotional video by Oita Prefecture features the hot springs (onsen) for which the region is most famous. Led by Olympic medalist Raika Fujii, the “Shinfuro” Shinfuro: Synchronized swimmers perform choreography while moving in the...

Taipei, Dec. 14 (CNA) Taipei's first-ever luxury restaurant bus launched its service Tuesday with fully booked tours of city landmarks and attractions and fine dining for passengers, according to the managers. Taipei Restaurant Bus CEO...

The Alishan Forest Railway came out with the Formosensis train, which is made with the wood of Taiwan red cypress tree and has leather seats. Trial runs of the train begins in March, so...

Taipei, Oct. 14 (CNA) The Tainan City government launched a Chinese-English bilingual website on Friday featuring 44 local restaurants that made this year's Michelin Guide. Among them, 17 were Michelin-starred restaurants, while 27 were named Bib Gourmand...

Shimane Prefecture stretches along with the sea of the coast of the Chugoku region in Japan. Sparsely populated, the prefecture has stayed relatively unchanged over the years. Framed by mountains, Shimane's main draws include...

Tokyo Midtown’s annual Christmas celebration returns with the same theme as last year “Someone is somebody’s Santa Claus” – presumably because they’d like you to buy something from one of the high end shops...

People dream of going to Paris to try the ones from Pierre Hermé, and Ladurée. You can find macarons not just in boutiques and upscale bakery chains across the country. These has a super colorful macaron store in Taipei is...

Do you think Ramen is the only type of noodle available in Japan? Or, do you think Soba is the same as the Yakisoba you can buy at your nearest Japanese restaurant and Asian...

Another FUN food in Japan is Obento お弁当(Bento 弁当), which is also getting popular here in the U.S. This looks very tasty, but is not edible. These are plastic, not real food. Food replicas appear prevalently in...