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Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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Stand-up noodle bar at eastern Japan station

People wait in a line to eat at a stand-up soba noodle eatery "Kisoba" on its last business day on Jan. 14, 2022, at JR Oyama Station in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. The eatery is said to be a model for the one that appears in director Makoto Shinkai's animation "Byosoku 5 Centimeters" (5 Centimeters per Second.)

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Japan-bound tourism promotion event in New York

Waitresses serve a small portion of soba noodles into contestants' bowls during an all-you-can-eat soba-eating contest at Japan Village in New York on Aug. 31, 2024. The contest was part of a Japan tourism promotion event, with Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate, home of the popular "wanko soba" noodles, and Yamaguchi in western Japan, taking part. Morioka was listed second on the New York Times' list of "52 Places to Go in 2023" and Yamaguchi third on the list of "52 Places to Go in 2024."

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THE SOBA EXPRESS

THE SOBA EXPRESS,Delivery==Date:1990, Place:,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Rising buckwheat price pressures soba shops

TOKYO, Japan - Soba noodles are served at "Chitosean" in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Soba noodle shops are facing difficulties due to the skyrocketing price of buckwheat, mainly imported from China, caused by a lean harvest and weak yen.

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Soaring buckwheat price hits soba shops

TOKYO, Japan - Soba noodles are prepared at "Chitosean" in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Soba noodle shops are facing difficulties due to the skyrocketing price of buckwheat, mainly imported from China, caused by lean harvest and weak yen.

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Peach Aviation adds low-calorie meals to inflight menu

OSAKA, Japan - Budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. announces on Nov. 27, 2014, the offer of three low-calorie meals on its revised inflight menu from Dec. 1 as shown in this compilation of photos: (from top) steamed salmon trout with basil cream sauce, rice of 16 different grains and Qeema curry with chicken breast, and a seasonal "bento" set of sushi with a "soba" noodle salad. Prices range from 800 yen to 850 yen.

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'Kanda Yabu Soba' shop to reopen on Oct. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Newly rebuilt "Kanda Yabu Soba" -- a buckwheat noodles shop in Tokyo -- is shown on Oct. 6, 2014. It will open on Oct. 20 at the same location following the completion of the rebuilding of the traditional shop after it was hit by fire in February 2013.

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Bowl with face of mascot of Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - A woman holds a bowl with the face of one of the five "Wanko Kyodai" (wanko siblings), which are mascots of Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, at a noodle restaurant in Morioka in this undated photo. Wanko soba, or buckwheat noodles served in small bowls, is a specialty of Iwate.

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'Fujimori Soba' at train station boxed lunch event

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2014, shows "kakiage" tempura on "soba" noodles made and arranged in the image of Mt. Fuji from JR Fujimi Station in Nagano Prefecture. An event showcasing "ekiben" train station boxed lunches from across Japan was held at Hanshin department store in Osaka.

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Bhutan official working to lift soba consumption

AOMORI, Japan - Bhutanese agriculture ministry official Gaylong cuts "soba" buckwheat noodle with a knife while learning soba making during his stay in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in August 2012.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Morimoto smiles in front of a dish resembling Tokyo Skytree that he ordered at Soba Dokoro Kamimura, a Japanese restaurant near the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day. The 1,800-yen dish is a bowl of rice topped with deep-fried prawns and vegetables. The prawns are leaned against the bowl's lid to create a tower-like figure.

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FEATURE: Farmers strive to grow new buckwheat varieties

NAGANO, Japan - Tourists flock to Nagano City's Togakushi district, which is famous for ''soba'' buckwheat noodle shops.

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Buck wheat flowers in full bloom

YAMAGATA, Japan - Buck wheat flowers are in full bloom to herald the creeping autumn in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 12. Farmers said the crop will be harvested in mid-October to allow tourists to have tasty new soba noodles.

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Athletes sample the local deli

Members of the Slovenian Olympic squad try some Japanese ''soba'' noodles at the hot spring resort of Nozawa, Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 8.

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Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

STORY: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Istanbul city 2. various of the stove bazaar, people shopping in the bazaar 3. various of Emirali Gulmez, a retired Turkish citizen shopping in stove bazaar 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): EMIRALI GULMEZ, Local resident 5. various of the stove bazaar, wood and coal stoves 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): EMIRALI GULMEZ, Local resident 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HAKAN CETIN, Co-owner of stove store 8. various of stove bazaar, wood and coal stoves 9. various of Murat Celik, owner of Celik Soba in stove bazaar 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MURAT CELIK, Owner of Celik Soba 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): FARUK TOPCU, Cafe owner in downtown Istanbul 12. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 13. various of gas pipeline STORYLINE: With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in Türkiye

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Murat Celik, the owner of the stove producer Celik Soba, is interviewed with Xinhua at a stove bazaar in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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HANDMADE "SOBA"

HANDMADE "SOBA"==Date:Feb, 1980, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Station-side robot demonstration experiment started by Connected Robotics and others

On the 16th, Connected Robotics (Koganei City, Tokyo), in collaboration with JR East Startup (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) and Nippon Restaurant Enterprise (Taito Ward, Tokyo), began a demonstration experiment of an "ekisoba (buckwheat noodle) robot" at a soba (buckwheat noodle) restaurant in JR Higashi Koganei Station. The aim of the experiment is to verify the practicality of the robot in actual shops, and to introduce it to other shops in the future and automate the entire operation. The boiling machine and sink were also custom-made to fit the robot. In the future, the company hopes to increase the processing capacity of the robot and introduce it at stores with a large number of customers, such as Shinjuku and Kanda in Tokyo. (March 16, 2020, JR Higashi Koganei Station, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 5

5 Hodogaya - A bridge over a stream, and across it two coolies are carrying a closed kago towards a village on the opposite bank; behind the village rises a low wooden hill. At this countryside station the travellers had covered a distance of 34 km from Edo and were well into the mood of travelling. By the bridge stands a restaurant which serves Soba (buckwheat noodle) and waitresses stand in front beckoning travellers to the restaurant. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Michelin star awarded to ramen restaurant for 1st time

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2015, shows a page dedicated to Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta from "The Michelin Guide Tokyo 2016" that will go on sale Dec. 4. The restaurant in Tokyo's Toshima Ward has been awarded a single star, becoming the world's first ramen restaurant with a Michelin star. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimane train stationmaster makes, sells soba noodle lunch boxes

Tetsuya Yuzuriha, JR Kamedake Station's stationmaster who also runs a soba buckwheat noodle shop at the station in the town of Okuizumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, holds lunch boxes on Aug. 12, 2015. He gets up at 5 a.m. to make soba and sells lunch boxes on the platform to train passengers while managing the station as the stationmaster at the same time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimane train stationmaster makes, sells soba noodle lunch boxes

Tetsuya Yuzuriha (2nd from L), JR Kamedake Station's stationmaster who also runs a soba buckwheat noodle shop at the station in the town of Okuizumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, sells lunch boxes on the platform to train passengers on Aug. 12, 2015. He gets up at 5 a.m. to make soba while managing the station as the stationmaster at the same time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed-eating contest of Japanese noodles at Milan Expo

Visitors take part in a speed-eating contest of "wanko soba" Japanese noodles at the Japan Pavilion at the Expo Milano, a food-themed international fair, in Milan, Italy, on July 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese food showcased at Expo Milano 2015

Visitors to the Japan Pavilion of Expo Milano 2015 taste Okinawa soba, traditional noodles produced in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa, on May 12, 2015. Japan is showcasing a variety of local foods at the world exposition, which opened earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese food showcased at Expo Milano 2015

A soba chef (R) demonstrates how to make Okinawa soba, traditional noodles produced in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa, on May 12, 2015, at the Japan Pavilion of Expo Milano 2015. Japan is showcasing a variety of local foods at the world exposition, which opened earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soba making

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2018, shows officials of the Japan Council for International Soba Culture Exchange examining people's skills in soba making in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soba making

Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2018, shows soba being harvested in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2018, shows a field of soba flowers in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2018, shows Rurika Koike practicing soba making at her Tone Jitsugyo High School in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soba making

Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2018, shows students practicing soba making at their Tone Jitsugyo High School in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A family eating noodles

This seems too big to be real soba (buckwheat noodles). The photograph depicts a fashionable scene from Edo culture. The man in front of the brazier has a topknot, indicating that the tide of Westernization had still not reached this family.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐1‐0]

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The Miyagino River

This photo shows Hayakawa River and Miyagino taken from about 100m downstream from the present Miyagino Bridge (around the Soba Shop Miyabi ). The huge rocks and trees are still extant. The big rock on the left is now gone, with a building standing on the site. National Route 138 passes on its left. The mountains in the background are from right, Myojingadake, Hiuchiishidake, and Mt. Kozuka.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐25‐0]

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A soba restaurant

The photograph captures the scene of a man about to enjoy a meal of buckwheat noodles in the bowls lined up. Two women are standing in the rear, holding soup and spices for the noodles.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐4‐0]

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Delivery of soba,buckwheat noodle

A man with a top-knot holds a tray with steaming baskets over each other in his left hand, and holds a lantern in his right hand. The basckets were piled up in 9 or 6-layer trays. This 9-layer tray has the character fuku lucky on it.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐23‐0]

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Morimoto smiles in front of a dish resembling Tokyo Skytree that he ordered at Soba Dokoro Kamimura, a Japanese restaurant near the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on May 22, 2012, its opening day. The 1,800-yen dish is a bowl of rice topped with deep-fried prawns and vegetables. The prawns are leaned against the bowl's lid to create a tower-like figure. (Kyodo)

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Peach Aviation adds low-calorie meals to inflight menu

OSAKA, Japan - Budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. announces on Nov. 27, 2014, the offer of three low-calorie meals on its revised inflight menu from Dec. 1 as shown in this compilation of photos: (from top) steamed salmon trout with basil cream sauce, rice of 16 different grains and Qeema curry with chicken breast, and a seasonal "bento" set of sushi with a "soba" noodle salad. Prices range from 800 yen to 850 yen. (Kyodo)