Rather cannibalistically, their eight legs beckon diners inside their respective establishments to eat takoyaki, a snack that’s not only the soul food of Japan’s third-largest city ...

Forty Years in the Birthplace of Takoyaki From okonomiyaki to yakisoba, takoyaki to gyoza, even udon and ramen . . . To the people of Naniwa, an old name for the Osaka region, these wheat-flour ...

While talking with her friends in a group chat about what they’re going to do with the squid, someone suggested, “Let’s have takoyaki!” Now, takoyaki, as you may know, is a dish of grilled balls of ...

TOKYO -- Rising costs in Japan have impacted even the popular delicacy, "takoyaki" fried octopus balls, with chains hiking prices and some shops in the Tokyo area even replacing octopus with ...