Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a ...

A Singaporean man, aged 34, was arrested twice in Japan, first for impersonating a police officer to scam a local woman, then ...

According to a household economy survey released by the internal affairs ministry on Feb. 6, residents of Yamagata city spent 17,593 yen ($119) per household eating out on ramen in 2023--topping ...

Police in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of trespassing on private property after she broke into a man’s apartment while he was taking a ...

TAMAGATA--It was shortly after 8 a.m. when a public employee broke the news to local ramen shop owners gathered in a ...

Yamagata was the only city where households with at least two members spent over 20,000 yen on ramen. Niigata followed with ...

This temple on the outskirts of Yamagata City is known for its central prayer hall, Konpon Chudo, which dates from 1356 and is designated as an important cultural property. Covering an entire ...

Yamagata, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture, was the top spender on ramen in 2024 among Japan’s prefectural capitals and designated cities for the third year running, with an average ...

Kakuta Wakatsu is a former board member of the Swan Society of Japan. He noted that the migration to the north started in mid-February. Kakuta said that was about two weeks earlier than usual. He said ...