The Japanese ramen chain Ippudo opens its first Myanmar-based store in Yangon on Tuesday. (Kyodo photo)YANGON - Popular Japanese noodle restaurant chain Ippudo is making its debut in Myanmar with a branch in Yangon's newly opened Junction City shopping Mall. Chikaranomoto Holdings Co, the Fukuoka-based operator of the ramen restaurant chain, held a soft opening on Tuesday ahead of a grand opening in May. The Yangon restaurant is managed by Singapore Myanmar Investco (SMI) under a partnership deal with Chikaranomoto which plans to open additional branches throughout Myanmar. Shigemi Kawahara, a native of Fukuoka prefecture, opened the first Ippudo restaurant in Hakata in 1985.

Source: Bangkok Post April 13, 2017 08:37 UTC