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The miso ramen topped with salmon is a nod to "Tampopo" actress Nobuko Miyamoto's hometown of Otaru, which is known for Ishikari "nabe," a salmon-based hot pot dish.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 23, 2025
From Otaru with love, a recipe for salmon-topped miso ramen
Pay homage to ¡°Tampopo¡± actress Nobuko Miyamoto by putting together this simple, healthy bowl.
Tokyo's western outskirts are home to some of the city's best ramen shops, such as Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 22, 2025
Tokyo¡¯s western edge is a ramen wonderland
Tokyo¡¯s western outskirts hide some of the city¡¯s most distinctive ramen, from fish-forward broths to old-school Chinese noodles.
Juzo Itami's 1985 movie "Tampopo" has inspired many restaurateurs around the world to open their own ramen shop with the same name, such as this establishment in Auckland, New Zealand.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 22, 2025
¡®Tampopo¡¯ lives on in bowls of ramen around the world
Decades after its release, the ¡°ramen Western¡± continues to shape the menus of those who¡¯ve seen the film.
Juzo Itami¡¯s ¡°Tampopo¡± was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn¡¯t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
CULTURE / Film / Longform
Nov 22, 2025
Eat, slurp, love: ¡®Tampopo¡¯ turns 40
Four decades on, Juzo Itami¡¯s film remains unsurpassed as a wicked and delicious social commentary on Japanese society told through the lens of food.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / 51³Ô¹ÏÍøESE KITCHEN
Jun 15, 2019
Soft-set omurice: From the big screen to the kitchen table
A surprisingly difficult dish to master, omurice (rice omelette) is a beloved ¡ª and tasty ¡ª dish of the yu014dshoku (European-style Japanese cuisine) canon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 4, 2017
¡®Tampopo¡¯ has blown back to our screens
Released in 1985, Juzo Itami¡¯s ¡°Tampopo¡± was famously a flop in Japan, but a hit abroad, especially in the United States, where it became the second-highest-earning Japanese film ever. This ¡°noodle Western¡± about a rough-hewn truck driver (Tsutomu Yamazaki) who helps a spunky widow (Nobuko Miyamoto)...
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Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
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