Younger diners in Japan are showing an appetite for bowls of ramen noodles costing over 1,000 yen ($7), crossing a line that underscores the dishes' reputation for affordability, according to a recent survey. Around 700 yen to 800 yen was considered the appropriate price for a standard bowl of ramen by 56.3 percent of respondents to the online survey conducted in June by restaurant search website operator Gurunavi Inc. with responses from 1,300 people in their 20s to 60s. At the upper end of the scale, 33.7 percent said that 1,000 yen was the most they were prepared to pay. But as ramen…READ FULL ARTICLE
