HONG KONG (Kyodo) Lunchtime in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district typically sees a long line forming outside a restaurant adorned with Japanese paper lanterns where the 60 seats are occupied mainly by young women.
"I love a pork soup," said Tse Choi Yan, 20, a junior college student, as she sat around a table with her friends.
A bowl of ramen costs about 30 Hong Kong dollars (about ¥420), compared with HK$20 for a local bowl of noodles.