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José Ernesto Matsumoto: 101 years of history between Mexico and Japan — Part 2, His return to Mexico

Read part 1 The naval battalion to which José Ernesto Matsumoto belonged was part of the first ant…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Nov. 12, 2024

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Same Place, New Face: 30 Years of Mr. Ramen

Little Tokyo celebrates 140 years this year. As the second-oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles, Litt…

Megan Yasuda • May 7, 2024

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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

The Last Days of The Dandy Lion

On the second floor above a rowdy sushi bar and a brightly lit omiyage shop, The Dandy Lion was eas…

DC Palter • May 28, 2023

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #At Least 195 Degrees...: "Unusual Tastes..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 14, 2023

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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community

Ramen and its pioneer in Peru, 11 years later

When Tokio Ramen restaurant opened in 2011, Japanese noodle soup was unknown in Peru. Today, eleven…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Aug. 22, 2022

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nikkei Ramen-ya: Fresh-made Noodles and Living Wages in the Heart of the Comox Valley

When Greg Masuda and his wife Erin opened Courtenay’s first ramen shop in the fall of 2016, it was …

John Endo Greenaway • July 8, 2020

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Ryohei Ito: Rakkan Ramen owner who came to the US in 2017

6-Year Moving Preparations Opening up its first restaurant in downtown Los Angeles in July 2017, R…

Keiko Fukuda • June 17, 2020

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #About $10 - $15 a Bowl: "Noodle Mania..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • April 20, 2019

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Takaaki Koyama, who moved to the US in 1988 and started the ramen boom

The taste that customers want When the restaurant opened along First Street in Little Tokyo, it cau…

Keiko Fukuda • July 26, 2018

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Nikkei View

Rock and Roll and Ramen: Lessons in Appropriation vs Appreciation

My friends (and anyone who follows my social media “food porn” photos) know that I’m a snob about J…

Gil Asakawa • April 27, 2018

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