End of $3 ramen? Inflation squeezes Japan's comfort food - Nikkei Asia

Restaurants seek new ways to win fans as cheap eats become not so cheap

TOKYO -- Inflation has spread to one of Japan's favorite, most affordable meals: ramen. The average cost of a bowl of ramen was 617 yen ($4.57 at current rates) in June, Japan's interior ministry sa… [+249 chars]

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