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LWIF EP169: Is It Worth It Owning a Ramen Shop in Japan?

Ever since I made a mini-doc on what owning a ramen restaurant in Japan is like, I’ve thought, “How much money do ramen shops make?” In Japan, ramen isn’t a really expensive food and the owners of independent shops work long hours: so is all the work worth it? Special Thanks To – Brian MacDuckston | Ramen Adventures https://ramenadventures.com/ – Rajuku Ramen School https://ramenadventures.com/tokyo-ramen-school/ – Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum https://www.raumen.co.jp/english/

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