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New Year's greeting cards

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 1 Kyodo - Postal workers depart Tokyo's Shinjuku post office on Jan. 1, 2025, to deliver New Year's greeting cards. (Kyodo)

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"Udon" noodle museum opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers eat "udon" noodles from across Japan on Dec. 10, 2014, at the recently opened Osaka Udon Museum in the city's Shinsaibashi district.

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Baby food seasoned with 'dashi' broth to go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Co. unveils "udon" noodle stewed with chicken and vegetables as part of its new high-end baby food series seasoned with "dashi" broth essential to Japanese cuisine in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2014. The product, designed to develop a sense of taste for Japanese cuisine from a young age, will go on sale on Sept. 19.

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Drawings using soy sauce displayed in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Pictures depicting a local shopping area drawn with soy sauce are displayed at the soy sauce art laboratory in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, known for "udon" noodles, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Restaurant in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Supplied photo taken in the spring of 2014 shows a restaurant in Pyongyang which opened in September 2012. The restaurant, whose name means "sunrise," offers Japanese dishes, such as sushi (picture shown at bottom left), udon noodles and tonkatsu deep-fried pork, in addition to Korean dishes such as Bulgogi grilled beef. The restaurant reportedly issues loyalty cards for customers.

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Pork bowl mascot plays with children in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Butadonman," a mascot for Hokkaido's Tokachi region made in the image of a pork bowl, a popular local dish, interacts with children at an event held in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on March 21, 2014, jointly with Kagawa Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, which has raised its profile in the country with its "sanuki" udon noodles.

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"Udon Brain" the new mascot of Kagawa

TAKAMATSU, Japan - "Udon No" (udon noodle brain), a character devised as having woken up one morning to find its head filled with udon noodles instead of a brain, debuts as the official mascot of an udon producers' association in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture on July 2, 2012.

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Thaksin's sister eyes becoming Thai's PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra, who is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, acknowledges supporters during an election campaign in Udon Thani Province in northeast Thailand, on May 25, 2011, ahead of the July 3 general election. The 43-year-old is running as the main opposition Pheu Thai party's candidate.

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Making ethanol from noodles

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2011, shows experimental equipment to produce bioethanol from ''udon'' noodles, built by Chiyoda Manufacturing Co. in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. The western Japanese prefecture is known for Sanuki udon noodles.

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'Udon hamburger' in the noodle's home

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2011, shows a ''Sanuki Udon Burger'' sold at an expressway service area in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture. The burger, using fried Sanuki ''udon'' noodles -- a regional specialty of the western Japan prefecture -- along with a chicken patty, a sunny-side up egg, lettuce and ginger-flavored soy sauce, is priced at 450 yen.

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Black 'eclipse' noodle bowl on sale in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tomoshi Murakami who runs the noodle shop Azumi Udon Yanagawa shows off the ''eclipse'' noodle bowl at his shop in Yanagawa in the western Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka on July 6. A local group promoting the udon noodle started selling the bowl containing black noodles made from bamboo charcoal, grated yam and a boiled egg July 18, prior to a total eclipse that can be observed near Fukuoka on July 22.

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Fathers in Oita active in child-rearing and community dialogue

OITA, Japan - A father steps on udon noodle dough while carrying his son at Oita municipal Nishinodai Elementary School in Oita, Oita Prefecture.

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Japanese noodle firms pin hopes on growing foreign demand

OSAKA, Japan - A woman eats ''udon'' noodles used as an ingredient for a popular Chinese dish called ''huo guo'' at an Osaka restaurant.

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'Udon' noodle shops facing the pinch as wheat prices go up

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Udon'' noodle shops are feeling the pinch as the price of wheat flour in Japan has shot up as a result of a severe drought in Australia, a leading wheat-growing country and principal wheat supplier to Japan. In Kagawa Prefecture, a region known for the delicious, low-priced Sanuki ''udon,'' some of the 900 Sanuki noodle shops are being forced to raise prices to stay in business. At Udon Tanaka, a noodle shop in Takamatsu (photo), the price of a bowl of plain soup ''udon'' will go up 20 yen to 280 yen from Oct. 1. ''Can't be helped. The price of tempura oil, salt has gone up as well,'' says Udon Tanaka owner Sadatoshi Tanaka.

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Ise Udon

Ise udon, a local dish of Ise City, Mie Prefecture,Japan

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Paypay's 40% back campaign

The campaign is available at San Marque Cafe, Sukiya, Yoshinoya, Matsuya, Hidakaya, Hanamaru Udon, Thirty-One Ice Cream, and Coca-Cola Japan's "Coke ON Pay" vending machines. Matsuya's 380 yen premium beef meshi (including consumption tax) will actually cost 228 yen. In addition to the above, there are also a number of other services that can be used in the future. "The company aims to make it a super app by "collaborating with various financial institutions and starting financial services such as loans, investments, post-payment and insurance during 20 years. The photo shows Paypay President Nakayama (front row, center) and employees of participating stores in the campaign. (Photo taken on January 17, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Popular shaved ice in Miyazaki, Japan

Store manager Munekazu Iwakiri pours seven kinds of syrup on "rainbow shaved ice" at his udon noodle store in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on July 30, 2021. (

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'Udon' noodle shops facing the pinch as wheat prices go up

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Udon'' noodle shops are feeling the pinch as the price of wheat flour in Japan has shot up as a result of a severe drought in Australia, a leading wheat-growing country and principal wheat supplier to Japan. In Kagawa Prefecture, a region known for the delicious, low-priced Sanuki ''udon,'' some of the 900 Sanuki noodle shops are being forced to raise prices to stay in business. At Udon Tanaka, a noodle shop in Takamatsu (photo), the price of a bowl of plain soup ''udon'' will go up 20 yen to 280 yen from Oct. 1. ''Can't be helped. The price of tempura oil, salt has gone up as well,'' says Udon Tanaka owner Sadatoshi Tanaka. (Kyodo)

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Host of G-7 summit has a lot to offer

A customer at an udon noodle restaurant in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on March 17, 2016, eats a special edition "G-7 summit Ise udon" dish topped with seven different ingredients produced in the central Japanese prefecture, including seaweed cut into the shape of 7. A Group of Seven summit is to take place in the area in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local gov't gives green light to noodle playing cards after controversy

Photo shows "Udon Karuta" playing cards, made by the government of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, in December 2015 to promote the local signature product of udon noodles. The prefecture briefly halted the sale of the cards over a controversy involving one of the poems on the cards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Udon," olive oil from Kagawa showcased at Milan Expo Japan Pavilion

Visitors eat "Sanuki udon" noodles from Shikoku Island's Kagawa Prefecture at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan on Aug. 29, 2015. The noodles were served with a topping of "olive beef" from cattle bred in the prefecture and fed on the remains of pressed olives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Udon," olive oil from Kagawa showcased at Milan Expo Japan Pavilion

Visitors make "Sanuki udon" noodles from Shikoku Island's Kagawa Prefecture at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan on Aug. 29, 2015. Kagawa Gov. Keizo Hamada said, "Just like pasta in Italy, Sanuki udon is 'soul food' in Kagawa." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nara group reproduces "udon" in manner started in Heian period

A nonprofit organization promoting the dietary culture of Nara reproduces "udon" noodles in the manner that reportedly started in the Heian period (794-1185), as seen in this photo taken in Nara City, Japan, in May 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People taste "udon" of Heian period reproduced in Nara

People taste "udon" noodles reproduced by a nonprofit organization promoting the dietary culture of Nara in the manner that reportedly started in the Heian period (794-1185), as seen in this photo taken in the city of Nara, Japan, in May 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nara group reproduces "udon" in manner started in Heian period

A nonprofit organization promoting the dietary culture of Nara reproduces wide and flat "udon" noodles in the manner that reportedly started in the Heian period (794-1185), as seen in this photo taken in Nara City, Japan, in May 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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English-language teachers spreading passion for "sanuki udon" noodles

American Jeremy Lanig (R) and his British coworker Gary Wilkinson, English teachers from a Kagawa Prefecture language school, hold a poster in the western Japan city of Takamatsu on March 24, 2017, that explains the intricacies of eating "sanuki udon" noodle bowls, an udon dish popular in the prefecture, at a local noodle shop. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese No. 1 "udon" noodle chain's secrets of success in Russia

Satoshi Suga, manager of the International Business Development Division of Toridoll Holdings Corp., operator of Japan's biggest "udon" noodle restaurant chain, Marugame Seimen, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2016. The firm has shown the way forward for Japanese food service firms in the promising but difficult-to-crack market as Tokyo and Moscow seek to strengthen private-sector ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese No. 1 "udon" noodle chain's secrets of success in Russia

Satoshi Suga, manager of the International Business Development Division of Toridoll Holdings Corp., operator of Japan's biggest "udon" noodle restaurant chain, Marugame Seimen, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2016. The firm has shown the way forward for Japanese food service firms in the promising but difficult-to-crack market as Tokyo and Moscow seek to strengthen private-sector ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese "udon" noodle attracting customers in Russia

Photo taken in January 2013 shows an "udon" Japanese noodle-tasting event in Moscow, prior to the opening of the first Moscow restaurant of Japan's biggest udon chain, Marugame Seimen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Udon noodles are "soul food" of western Japan's Kagawa

Russian employees prepare Sanuki udon noodles at a Marukame Udon restaurant in Moscow on Jan. 30, 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Udon noodles are "soul food" of western Japan's Kagawa

A visitor tries her hands at making Sanuki udon noodles from Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hybrid dish promoted as specialty in western Japanese city

Undated photo shows "Matsue Odon," a dish that combines "oden" hodgepodge stew with "udon" noodles. Junior members of the Matsue Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the western Japanese city are promoting the hybrid dish as a new local specialty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young businesspeople promote hybrid dish in western Japan city

Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2015, shows Kenta Adachi (R), a member of the Matsue Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the western Japanese city. He and other junior members of the chamber are promoting "Matsue Odon," a hybrid dish of "oden" hodgepodge stew and "udon" noodles, as a new local specialty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Event held to promote "udon" noodle dish revived from ancient era

Panelists attend a meeting on the origin of "udon" noodles hosted by a nonprofit organization in Nara, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2015. The NPO, the Society of Research on Food and Culture of Nara, is promoting a noodle dish said to have been served to Emperor Ichijo during his visit to Kasuga Shrine in Nara in 989 in the Heian period (794-1192). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman making "Sanuki udon" noodles at Milan Expo Japan Pavilion

A woman (C) makes "Sanuki udon" noodles from Shikoku Island's Kagawa Prefecture at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan on Aug. 29, 2015. The noodles were served with a topping of "olive beef" from cattle bred in the western Japan prefecture and fed on the remains of pressed olives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Black 'eclipse' noodle bowl on sale in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tomoshi Murakami who runs the noodle shop Azumi Udon Yanagawa shows off the ''eclipse'' noodle bowl at his shop in Yanagawa in the western Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka on July 6. A local group promoting the udon noodle started selling the bowl containing black noodles made from bamboo charcoal, grated yam and a boiled egg July 18, prior to a total eclipse that can be observed near Fukuoka on July 22. (Kyodo)

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'Sanuki' noodle makers rely on Australia for their survival

TOKYO, Japan - Children from Okayama Prefecture enjoy making udon dough under the guidance of Masaaki Kagawa (3rd from R), president of Sanuki Mengyo noodle manufacturing company in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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'Sanuki' udon noodle pilgrimage is under way

OSAKA, Japan - This eatery in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2009 is one of 33 restaurants that participates in the Kansai ''sanuki'' udon pilgrimage rally. (Kyodo)

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Australian organic wheat makes great 'udon' noodles

SYDNEY, Australia - A worker at the Australian subsidiary of Hakubaku Co., a major Japanese noodle maker, checks the ''udon'' noodle production line. A growing number of Japan-affiliated companies in Australia export ''udon'' made with organic wheat to Japan as goods of the highest quality. (Kyodo)

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Thaksin's sister eyes becoming Thai's PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra, who is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, acknowledges supporters during an election campaign in Udon Thani Province in northeast Thailand, on May 25, 2011, ahead of the July 3 general election. The 43-year-old is running as the main opposition Pheu Thai party's candidate. (Kyodo)

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Making ethanol from noodles

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2011, shows experimental equipment to produce bioethanol from ''udon'' noodles, built by Chiyoda Manufacturing Co. in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. The western Japanese prefecture is known for Sanuki udon noodles. (Kyodo)

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'Udon hamburger' in the noodle's home

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2011, shows a ''Sanuki Udon Burger'' sold at an expressway service area in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture. The burger, using fried Sanuki ''udon'' noodles -- a regional specialty of the western Japan prefecture -- along with a chicken patty, a sunny-side up egg, lettuce and ginger-flavored soy sauce, is priced at 450 yen. (Kyodo)

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Baby food seasoned with 'dashi' broth to go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Meiji Co. unveils "udon" noodle stewed with chicken and vegetables as part of its new high-end baby food series seasoned with "dashi" broth essential to Japanese cuisine in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2014. The product, designed to develop a sense of taste for Japanese cuisine from a young age, will go on sale on Sept. 19. (Kyodo)

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Kodaira Kate udon

Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2018, shows Kodaira Kate "udon" noodles served at the Kodaira Furusato Mura village park in Kodaira city in western Tokyo. The noodle is a traditional local specialty and the park features restored or faithfully reconstructed buildings dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cooking robot for 2019 art festival

A cooking robot set up at a gallery in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates how to drain hot water during cooking of udon noodles on July 16, 2019. The robot will be displayed at the Setouchi Triennale 2019, a contemporary arts festival being held this summer at Takamatsu port and neighboring islands in the Seto Inland Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand's general election

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Udon Thani, northeastern Thailand, on March 24, 2019, as the country holds its first general election since the military seized power in a 2014 coup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st Japanese food court in Yangon launched

The first Japanese food court in Myanmar is launched on March 22, 2017, in Yangon. The six restaurants, serving dishes including sushi and udon noodles, are operated by a joint corporation of a Japanese trading house and a local distribution firm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka restaurant to sell noodles model of Tsutenkaku tower

A bowl of "Tower Curry Udon" noodles and a model of the Tsutenkaku tower (back) are seen at a restaurant inside Shin-Imamiya Station of Nankai Electric Railway Co. in Osaka on Oct. 27, 2016, ahead of the 60th anniversary the following day of the nearby tower, a beloved landmark. The special wheat flour noodle dish -- a one-500th model of the 100-meter tower -- uses "chikuwa" tube-like food made of fish paste and Japanese quail eggs. The dish will be offered from Oct. 28 through Nov. 30 for 600 yen ($5), making it the priciest and "tallest" menu item at the restaurant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka restaurant to sell noodle dish model of Tsutenkaku tower

A woman holds a bowl of "Tower Curry Udon" noodles at a restaurant inside Shin-Imamiya Station of Nankai Electric Railway Co. in Osaka on Oct. 27, 2016, ahead of the 60th anniversary the following day of the nearby Tsutenkaku tower, a beloved landmark. The special wheat flour noodle dish -- a one-500th model of the 100-meter tower -- uses "chikuwa" tube-like food made of fish paste and Japanese quail eggs. The dish will be offered from Oct. 28 through Nov. 30 for 600 yen ($5), making it the priciest and "tallest" menu item at the restaurant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo