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World's longest "okonomiyaki" pizza

About 500 people cooperate to bake "okonomiyaki" Japanese pizza over 100 meters long at an idle paddy field in Sanyoonoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2025, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest "okonomiyaki."

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife Yuko (L) and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's wife Kim Keon Hee are pictured at an "okonomiyaki" savory pancake restaurant in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife Yuko eats an "okonomiyaki" savory pancake together with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's wife Kim Keon Hee at a restaurant in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's wife Kim Keon Hee eats an "okonomiyaki" savory pancake together with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife Yuko at a restaurant in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife Yuko (L) and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's wife Kim Keon Hee pose for a photo at an "okonomiyaki" savory pancake restaurant in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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Spouses of G-7 leaders in Hiroshima

Spouses of Group of Seven leaders watch chefs make okonomiyaki pancakes in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2023, as part of the G-7 summit's cultural events.

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5 mil. yen pancake recipe contest

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows an ''okonomiyaki'' Japanese-style savory pancake that won a 2003 recipe contest and a golden pancake turner, which will be offered as a prize, in Osaka on Oct. 6, 2010. Osaka-based okonomiyaki restaurant chain Yukari said it will conduct a second recipe contest with an award of at least 5 million yen plus the pancake turner.

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Paris kids prepare 'onigiri' rice balls

PARIS, France - Elementary school students try ''onigiri'' (rice balls) which they prepared themselves at the Japanese booth of an international agricultural trade show in Paris on March 3, 2010, the event's Japan Day. The children were among visitors who sampled various Japanese foods and drinks, including onigiri and ''okonomiyaki'' (savory pancakes).

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Japanese food served at agricultural event in Paris

PARIS, France - A woman serves ''okonomiyaki'' (savory pancakes) to visitors at the Japan booth of an annual international agricultural show on March 3, 2010, the event's Japan Day. Visitors, including 20 local elementary school children, were also introduced to various Japanese foods and drinks, including ''onigiri'' (rice balls).

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Osaka group tries for world record with giant pancake

OSAKA, Japan - A local group cooks a gigantic Japanese pancake Nov. 3 in Osaka city, attempting to set a new record for the largest ''okonomiyaki'' in the Guinness Book of Records. The pancake was about 8 meters wide and 3 centimeters thick, weighing about 1.6 tons. It was large enough to serve 5,000 people, the group said. The okonomiyaki pancake was made with 400 cabbages, about 4,300 eggs and nearly 90 kilograms of pork.

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LCC Peach Aviation adds 'Akashiyaki' dumpling to inflight menu

Peach Aviation Ltd. announces in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 26, 2015, the addition to its inflight menu of the "Akashiyaki" octopus dumpling (front) from March 1 to mark the third anniversary of the low-cost airline's launch. Other local flour-based dishes, including "takoyaki" (middle) and "okonomiyaki" (back), are already available. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 mil. yen pancake recipe contest

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows an ''okonomiyaki'' Japanese-style savory pancake that won a 2003 recipe contest and a golden pancake turner, which will be offered as a prize, in Osaka on Oct. 6, 2010. Osaka-based okonomiyaki restaurant chain Yukari said it will conduct a second recipe contest with an award of at least 5 million yen plus the pancake turner. (Kyodo)

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Japanese food served at agricultural event in Paris

PARIS, France - A woman serves ''okonomiyaki'' (savory pancakes) to visitors at the Japan booth of an annual international agricultural show on March 3, 2010, the event's Japan Day. Visitors, including 20 local elementary school children, were also introduced to various Japanese foods and drinks, including ''onigiri'' (rice balls). (Kyodo)

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Paris kids prepare 'onigiri' rice balls

PARIS, France - Elementary school students try ''onigiri'' (rice balls) which they prepared themselves at the Japanese booth of an international agricultural trade show in Paris on March 3, 2010, the event's Japan Day. The children were among visitors who sampled various Japanese foods and drinks, including onigiri and ''okonomiyaki'' (savory pancakes).

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Lifting of coronavirus state of emergency in Japan

Counter seats are off limits at an "okonomiyaki" pancake house in Osaka on May 25, 2020, to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections. A coronavirus state of emergency was fully lifted in Japan later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lifting of coronavirus state of emergency in Japan

A customer is asked to disinfect his hands before entering an "okonomiyaki" pancake house in Osaka on May 25, 2020. A coronavirus state of emergency was fully lifted in Japan later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Customers are kept at a distance at an "okonomiyaki" pancake restaurant in Hiroshima on May 15, a day after a coronavirus state of emergency was lifted for Hiroshima and 38 other prefectures in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

An "Okonomiyaki" pancake restaurant in Hiroshima, western Japan, reopens on May 7, 2020, after the end of the Golden Week holiday season. The restaurant had been closed under a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

An "Okonomiyaki" pancake restaurant in Hiroshima, western Japan, reopens on May 7, 2020, after the end of the Golden Week holiday season. The restaurant had been closed under a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka group tries for world record with giant pancake

OSAKA, Japan - A local group cooks a gigantic Japanese pancake Nov. 3 in Osaka city, attempting to set a new record for the largest ''okonomiyaki'' in the Guinness Book of Records. The pancake was about 8 meters wide and 3 centimeters thick, weighing about 1.6 tons. It was large enough to serve 5,000 people, the group said. The okonomiyaki pancake was made with 400 cabbages, about 4,300 eggs and nearly 90 kilograms of pork. (Kyodo)