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Japan's bean sprout shortage squeezes Jiro-style ramen shops

SoraNews24 reports the shortage of bean sprouts, called moyashi in Japan, is hitting shops that serve Jiro-style ramen; the topping is cheap, until it isn't.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 1:22 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Ramen — Photo: Quercus acuta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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First reported by SoraNews24: “Japan’s bean sprout shortage hitting Jiro-style ramen businesses hard”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:22 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Japan.

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SoraNews24Japan’s bean sprout shortage hitting Jiro-style ramen businesses hard

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Japan today, a shortage of bean sprouts is hitting Jiro-style ramen shops hard, and SoraNews24 asks whether it could doom one of the country's most beloved ramen styles.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe sprout is the quiet one in the bowl, and now it's the whole story. Nobody even knew it was holding the soup up.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRex, I trust you have something with a longer supply chain.