{
  "id": 15692404,
  "title": "Japan’s Ramen Shops Have a Bean Sprout Problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/japans-ramen-shops-have-a-bean-sprout-problem",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:48:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Weekender",
    "slug": "tokyo-weekender",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoweekender.com/food-and-drink/japan-bean-sprout-shortage-jiro-style-ramen/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "If you’ve ever eaten Jiro-style ramen, you know the vegetables are a serious part of the experience. A typical bowl arrives with thick noodles, fatty pork and a mountain of bean sprouts so tall it can obscure the broth entirely. Customers can often request even more for free, using the magic words yasai mashi, or […] The post Japan’s Ramen Shops Have a Bean Sprout Problem appeared first on Tokyo…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}