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Cup Noodle launching “isekai” crossover line featuring flavors from outside instant ramen world

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2026
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An isekai trip for your taste buds, no truck accident required.

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• (cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen)

7-Eleven Japan now has Milk Miso Curry Ramen, but is that too much for one cup? [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 10, 2026

A special kind of regional ramen makes its 7-Eleven instant noodle debut, with help from the makers of Sapporo Ichiban.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • Sapporo Ichiban • SNJO • taste test)

Japan has convenience store fried chicken-flavor instant ramen, but does it taste like it says it does?

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 9, 2026

We taste-test Family Mart’s new Famichiki cup ramen, which contains no Famichiki.

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• (COK • convenience stores • cup ramen • Famichiki • Family mart • food • fried chicken • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese convenience stores • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • SNJO)

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

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

Japanese convenience store essential gets a cool Human Made makeover.

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7-Eleven Japan adds new doughnut-like tonkotsu ramen fried chicken to its hot food section

• Oona McGee
  Aug 11, 2026

Plus, an exclusive bag of snacks to sprinkle on ramen, inspired by the iconic instant noodles.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • Butamen • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • fried chicken • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • tonkotsu • tonkotsu 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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Cup Noodle hamster wheel is the new adorable pet toy animal lovers in Japan want[Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 5, 2026

Instant ramen maker shows that even hamsters will fall in love with Cup Noodle, if given the chance.

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50-year-old instant noodle recipe is back from the past in Japan for a limited time[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 30, 2026

As Donbei celebrates its 50th anniversary, two of its original noodle recipes return.

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• (COK • cool • crazy • Donbei • food • instant noodles • instant soba • instant udon • Nissin • Noodles • SNJO • soba • taste test • 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)

Nintendo’s Kirby zooms into Japanese convenience stores Family Mart’s Super Satisfied Fest

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 11, 2025

Kirby is making a combini run ahead of the launch of his new game.

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• (convenience stores • cute • Family mart • food • instant noodles • Japanese convenience stores • Kirby • nintendo • SNJO • sweets • video games)

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

Japan has a new energy drink designed to pair with one of its favorite instant noodle brands

• Master Blaster
  Jul 12, 2025

Get in the U.F.O. ZONe and brace yourself.

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• (COK • crazy • drinks • energy drinks • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • SNJO • taste test • UFO • weird • yakisoba • Yakisoba U.F.O. • ZONe)

Does the Shirotama Maker kitchen gadget really create perfect instant ramen eggs?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 18, 2025

Cup Noodle’s Nissin creates a way to elevate your ramen, but it might be more hassle than it’s worth.

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• (chicken ramen • cooking • cool • eggs • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • video)

Perfect instant ramen eggs every time! Cup Noodle’s Nissin creates Shirotama Maker kitchen gadget

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 4, 2025

An easy way to make your already easy meal even more delicious.

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• (chicken ramen • cooking • cool • eggs • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • video)

Kanagawa man arrested for pouring instant noodles into train ticket machine

• Master Blaster
  Apr 1, 2025

We can only hope he didn’t also put money down his throat.

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• (COK • crazy • crime • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • stations • trains • vandalism • weird)

Are Japan’s Strawberry Shortcake instant noodles as gross as they say?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 13, 2025

Yakisoba meets cake in this very weird Japan-exclusive product.

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• (cake • COK • crazy • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • review • shortcake • SNJO • strawberries • strawberry shortcake • sweets • taste test • weird • yakisoba)

Japanese instant yakisoba noodles now available in…Strawberry shortcake flavour?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 1, 2025

Dessert noodles designed to be enjoyed with coffee.

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• (cake • crazy • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • shortcake • strawberries • sweets • weird • yakisoba)

New instant noodles taste like that bland spaghetti they stick under hamburger in bentos

• Master Blaster
  Jan 28, 2025

All that excitement and magic is harnessed in one cup.

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• (Acecook • bento • food • instant noodles • Nameless Underlay Spaghetti Flavored Yakisoba • spaghetti • Tasty Stuff that Everyone Knows • yakisoba)

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