By ELLEN ENDORAFU SHIMPO Ramen, the noodle dish with dozens if not hundreds of variations, owes its local popularity to Kouraku, a Little Tokyo-based restaurant that opened in 1976. On Jan. 30, the City of Los Angeles recognized the eatery as the oldest continually operating ramen restaurant in the U.S. City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado presided […]
Ellen Endo
Ellen Endo is a journalist whose professional experience includes a 20-year association with The Rafu Shimpo as well as senior level positions in the television and motion picture industry. She currently serves President of the Little Tokyo Business Association and provides communications, writing, and media relations through her own business, Hapa Consulting Services. Born in Livorno, Italy, Ms. Endo is bicultural. Her mother is from Milan, Italy, and her father’s family is from Shizuoka, Japan.
