I’m not talking about the “typical” junk food (like KFC or McDonalds), instead it’s more on certain aspects of Japanese cuisine being carb heavy or features fried items such as: ramen, agepan, karage, tempura, gyudon, tonkatsu, yakitori, etc. I mean, can ramen or gyudon bowls still be deemed “fast food” even though they appear ‘healthier’ than American fast food.
Ya but ramen is pretty unhealthy overall, it’s a fatty broth and lots of carbs. Usually Chashu which is pork belly, very fatty. Sometimes add karage to share, or add rice to the broth at the end. Lack of fiber or veggies, etc.
It’s by most accounts, pretty unhealthy. Lack of fiber, high calorie, high carb, high fat meal. I’d put them at around the same as a lot of fast food.