Rivalry heats up among Japanese noodle shops in Bangkok

Rivalry heats up among Japanese noodle shops in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A waitress serves a bowl of Japanese "ramen" noodles at Yamagoya Ramen on Nov. 11, 2014, in Bangkok where some 200 ramen shops have sprung up as competition intensifies amid the growing popularity of Japanese noodles in Thailand.

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