Japan's low-cost soul food noodles may become casualty of Ukraine war - CNA

TOKYO: Ryu Ishihara will soon be raising prices on his inexpensive bowls of soba noodles for the first time in nearly a decade, as rising costs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine take an unl

Despite soba's iconic status, Japan in 2020 produced only 42 per cent of its buckwheat needs, according to the Japan Soba Association. The gap is filled by imports, with Russia the third-largest sour… [+1596 chars]

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