eat ramen, help save the planet(?)

If you’ve ever been to Fukuoka, Japan, you probably know that it’s famous for tonkotsu ramen. From Fukuoka, take a 3 hours detour south and visit the Amaterasu Railway. The Railway has a “Grand Super Kart” open-air train that runs over a really neat, really high iron bridge. So…where does the ramen come in? Well,…

lovely commercial for autumn

If you want a better idea of what’s going on, here’s a rough translation of the video’s description: A young man on his way home from Tokyo is sipping Nissin’s Donbei’s kitsune udon. Suddenly, a fox appeared in front of him. “Since when have you been there?” “From a long time ago.” Behind the steam,…

ramen candy…?

On one hand, it’s candy in a cool packaging, especially if you’re a fan of the Naruto manga or anime. On the other hand, it’s…fruit…punch…flavored?? I was really hoping it’d be *ramen* flavored. Available online or at your local candy stores.

cup noodles…mop?!?

Oh. He**. Yes! Unfortunately, only 4 mops were made for a Japanese high school basketball tournament as part of Nissin’s sponsorship for Winter Cup 2021. Here’s hoping that this is offered for sale one day. I know *I* would mop the floor much more often. If you want to see them in action, here’s a…