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Family Mart releases new Human Made Cup Noodle in Japan, with freebies for Nigo fans

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026
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Japanese convenience store essential gets a cool Human Made makeover.

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• (A Bathing Ape • Bape • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • Family mart • Famima • food • Human Made • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese convenience stores • news • Nigo • Nissin • Noodles • Pot Noodles • ramen)

Cup Noodle and Columbia team up for a weird and wonderful T-shirt that’s very Japanese

• Oona McGee
  Jul 23, 2026

The English on the back of the shirt is almost as humorous as the beach hut squid in the design.

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• (beach • Columbia • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • cute • fashion • instant noodle • instant noodles • outdoors • pot noodle • Pot Noodles • ramen • shirts • summer • t-shirts)

Cup Noodle releases cold-water instant ramen in Japan, but can it really be made with just cold water?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 20, 2026

New Hiyashi Cup Noodle cuts out the need for boiling water, so we put it to the test.

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• (COK • cold noodles • cool • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • food • hiyashi chuka • HIyashi Cup Noodle • hiyashi ramen • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • instant rice • kimchi • news • Nissin • Noodles • Pot Noodles • ramen • SNJO • summer)

Cup Noodle unveils first-ever cold-water instant ramen in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 15, 2026

Iconic instant ramen brand now has a cold-water-only version designed to beat the heat.

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• (COK • cold noodles • cool • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • food • hiyashi chuka • HIyashi Cup Noodle • hiyashi ramen • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • instant rice • kimchi • news • Nissin • Noodles • Pot Noodles • ramen • summer)

Nissin Donbei to sell Classic line of instant udon and soba noodles for its 50th anniversary

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 24, 2026

The new bowls will recreate the old taste of 50 years ago when the famous brand first dropped.

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• (50th anniversary • cup noodles • kitsune udon • Nissin Donbei • recreation • retro • soba • tempura soba • udon)

Is Japan’s Crab-shaped Cup Ramen Timer worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 9, 2026

This crustacean does more than just keep time on your three-minute instant noodles.

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• (COK • cooking • crab • cup noodles • cup ramen • cute • funny • gift • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese kitchen gadgets • kitchen gadgets • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • timer • weird)

Eating Japan’s highest-priced Cup Noodle at Japan’s highest place【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 21, 2025

So very, very takai.

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• (COK • cup noodles • cup ramen • food • Go Hatori • hiking • Instant Ramen • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • ramen • SNJO)

Japan’s award-winning crab gadget saves you from soggy noodles

• Elliot Hale
  Sep 12, 2025

This new kitchen helper has claws, a growling stomach, and some serious charm.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • crab • cup noodles • cup ramen • funny • gift • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese kitchen gadgets • kitchen gadgets • timer • Tokyo International Gift Show • weird)

That time we tried to fill the void of real ikemen with 360 cups of Butamen instant noodles instead

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 19, 2025

Some may call it crazy to try to replace guys with cup ramen, but as we’ve always said, “Noods before dudes.”

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• (Butamen • COK • crazy • cup noodles • funny • ikemen • Natsuno Futon • Oyatsu Company • ramen • SNJO)

Cup Noodles Campfire S’mores puts a weird new twist on instant ramen

• Oona McGee
  Jul 8, 2024

New limited-edition flavour billed as the “campiest” yet. 

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Does Japan’s “Stinky but Tasty” tonkotsu ramen live up to its name?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 24, 2024

We blind taste one of the most unusual instant noodles on the market.

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• (cool • cup noodles • Don Quijote • food • Instant Ramen • Kyushu • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)

Fortune-telling ramen: Nissin creates clever use for instant noodle drain holes

• Oona McGee
  Jan 30, 2024

The most delicious omikuji you’ve ever seen!

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• (cool • cup noodles • food • fortune • fortune-telling • Nissin • Noodles • omikuji • soba • twitter)

Wear your love for Nissin Donbei noodle bowls on your bag with these cute mini charms

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 13, 2023

Udon or soba, kitsune or tempura…you can’t go wrong with any of these noodles.

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• Japan
• (Bandai Namco • capsule toy • cup noodles • Donbei • food • gachapon • gashapon • Nissin • Noodles • soba • udon)

New Seafood Cup Noodle flavor actually includes a lot of pork content

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2023

Tonkotsu Seafood instant ramen is a bold new idea, but it’s one our palates might already be partially prepared for.

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle Seafood Noodle • cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • nodles • ramen • tonkotsu ramen)

Is “The Most Annoying but Most Delicious” ramen from 7-Eleven truly the most delicious?

• Dale Roll
  Sep 8, 2023

We don’t mind annoying, if the flavor is worth it. 

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• (7-Eleven • COK • cup noodles • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • tori paitan ramen)

Nissin releases new Gaming Cup Noodle in Japan, with caffeine to keep you gaming all night long

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2023

Instant ramen company blends special ingredients to create the “strongest Buff Meshi” for gamers.

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• Japan
• (clever • COK • cool • crazy • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • curry • Curry Meshi • food • gamers • gaming • Gaming Cup Noodle • gaming news • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • video games • yakisoba)

Pikachu-lid Cup Noodle design could be the cutest instant ramen package ever

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 3, 2023

Fingers crossed that Pikachu’s ears will be on Cup Noodle lids soon.

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• (anime • clever • cool • cup noodles • cute • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • Pikachu • Pokemon • ramen • video games)

Cup Noodle releases new Tomica “car” collection

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2023

Designed to replicate an open-top vehicle, complete with ingredients on board.

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• (clever • COK • cool • crazy • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • Takara Tomy • tomica • toys)

New 55-second cup ramen makes instant noodles more instant

• Oona McGee
  Jul 21, 2023

Advancements in the instant ramen world makes eating them even easier.

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• (cup noodles • cup ramen • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test)

Ichiran Ramen’s delicious new product: Fried tonkotsu noodles!

• Oona McGee
  Jul 1, 2023

We get a taste of the famous chain’s new fried tonkotsu ramen, inspired by a dish served at food stalls in Hakata.

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• Japan
• (COK • cup noodles • delicious • food • food review • Ichiran • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Masanuki Sunakoma • new • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • Yaki Ramen)

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