A waiter checks the thermometer and disinfectant dispenser at the entrance of Kamukura noodle restaurant in Shinjuku station, during the state of emergency, in Tokyo, Japan, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

Two women wear protective face masks while shopping for instant noodles following a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Taipei, Taiwan May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang

A woman wears a protective face mask while shopping for instant noodles following a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Taipei, Taiwan May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang

A man takes instant noodles from a near-empty shelf as customers rush to buy their groceries after the government advised people to reduce leaving their homes and limit gatherings due to an increasing number of locally transmitted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Taipei, Taiwan, May 16, 2021. REUTER/Ann Wan

Customers rush to buy instant noodles after the government advised people to reduce leaving their homes and limit gatherings due to an increasing number of locally transmitted COVID-19 infections, in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2021. REUTER/Ann Wan

Ryu Ishihara, 54, the chef at Takamoto Udong & Soba noodle restaurant, poses for a portrait at the restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2021. "I think the Olympics should be held. I want to watch, hear the results, and cheer because I like sports," said Ishihara. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "KYUNG-HOON PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A woman buys instant noodles in a supermarket following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taipei, Taiwan, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Ding Yinhua, 69, a shepherd, kneads dough for next day noodles at her house, in the Gobi desert in Minqin county, Wuwei, Gansu province, China, April 18, 2021. Tree-planting has been at the heart of China's environmental efforts for decades as the country seeks to turn barren deserts and marshes near its borders into farmland but some of the farmers in Wuwei have begun to lose hope after decades trying to subdue the deserts. Despite the tree-planting, pastures have deteriorated in recent years as a result of declining rainfall in the spring and summer, Ding said. "It's just no good without rain. We don't have land so there's no other way: we just herd sheep. In 2015 and 2016, there was rain but since then there's been nothing, and you now have to wait until September," she said. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "SAND RAWLINS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Wang Yinji, 53, carries a bowl of noodles in his kitchen at his home in a village near the edge of the Gobi desert on the outskirts of Wuwei, Gansu province, China, April 14, 2021. "The more the forest expands, the more it eats into the sands, the better it is for us," said Wang. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "SAND RAWLINS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A worker arranges packets of Nestle's Maggi noodles next to Reliance's Snac tac noodles on a shelf inside a Reliance supermarket in Mumbai, India, March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni

A worker pushes shopping baskets next to packets of Nestle's Maggi noodles and Reliance's Snac tac noodles inside a Reliance supermarket in Mumbai, India, March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni

A vending machine selling a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), operated by Takenoko ENT Clinic, is installed at the entrance of a ramen noodle shop at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A staff member of Takenoko ENT Clinic replenishes a package containing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to a vending machine at the entrance of a ramen noodle shop at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A staff member of Takenoko ENT Clinic replenishes a package containing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to a vending machine at the entrance of a ramen noodle shop at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Andrew Yang, Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, pulls noodles at Xi'an Famous Foods, with restaurant owner Jason Wang, in the Chinatown section of Manhattan in New York, U.S., March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Andrew Yang, Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, pulls noodles at Xi'an Famous Foods, with restaurant owner Jason Wang, in the Chinatown section of Manhattan in New York, U.S., March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

A woman has her lunch among cutouts depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former U.S. President Donald Trump that are placed on table for maintaining social distance at the Hulu Noodle restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

An employee cleans a table next to a cutout depicting former U.S. President Donald Trump, placed on a table for maintaining social distance at the Hulu Noodle restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

A cutout depicting former U.S. President Donald Trump is placed on a table for maintaining social distance at the Hulu Noodle restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Sakae Kato eats instant noodles for dinner at his home in a restricted zone in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, February 20, 2021. Kato looks after 41 cats in his home and another empty building on his property. A decade ago, he stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbours who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won't leave. "I want to make sure I am here to take care of the last one," Kato said. "After that I want to die, whether that be a day or hour later." REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "FUKUSHIMA KYUNG-HOON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A worker carries a bowl of noodles inside a food stall's makeshift plastic tent, outside the site of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, before its opening in Harbin, China, December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "HARBIN RAWLINS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Yashiro Haga boils noodles on the day he closes his 'Shirohachi' ramen shop, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, December 10, 2020. Picture taken December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

A man holds a bowl of noodles at a wet market almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 7, 2020. Picture taken December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga holds a curtain as he prepares for the opening of his ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A sign board reading 'We will be closing down our business on December 10. I very much appreciate all your support of my dream over the last fifteen years.' is displayed at the entrance of a ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi' managed by sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga cooks a soup for a ramen noodle at his noodle shop 'Shirohachi', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A vending machine for meal tickets is seen inside ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi' managed by sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

An employee of ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi' prepares noodles inside the shop, managed by sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga serves ramen at his noodle shop 'Shirohachi', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Ladles for cooking ramen noodles are hanged in the kitchen of a ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi' managed by sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga pauses in the kitchen of his ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A menu list of ramen noodles is seen inside ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi' managed by sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga cooks ramen noodles before customers inside his noodle shop 'Shirohachi', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga cooks ramen noodles at his noodle shop 'Shirohachi', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga rolls a shop curtain at the entrance of his ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Customers eat ramen noodles inside a ramen noodle shop 'Shirohachi' managed by sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A woman with a mask on her chin, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, eats instant noodles at the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing, China October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

A woman sits in a Tibetan noodle restaurant in the old city of Lhasa, during a government-organised tour of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, October 14, 2020. Picture taken October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A man eats Lanzhou-style noodles at a restaurant that once served workers of the now decommissioned Liancheng coal-fired power plant in Heqiao village, Yongdeng county, Gansu province, China, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "PETER COAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A member of staff closes the shutters of a Lanzhou-style noodle restaurant in Heqiao village, Yongdeng county, Gansu province, China, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "PETER COAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A bowl of Lanzhou-style noodles sits on a table at a restaurant that once served workers of the now decommissioned Liancheng coal-fired power plant in Heqiao village, Yongdeng county, Gansu province, China, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "PETER COAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

A woman prepares a noodle dish at a restaurant outside the Shanzhai coal mine in Cedizhen village, Huating County, Gansu province, China, September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "PETER COAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Customers eat noodles inside a restaurant outside the Shanzhai coal mine in Cedizhen village, Huating County, Gansu province, China, September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "PETER COAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's wears a protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup while posing for a photo at a park, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's adds the finishing touches to his protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his house in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's puts on his protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup at his house, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup is pictured at his house, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata wears a protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup while posing for a photo at his house, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's adds the finishing touches to his protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his house in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japanese designer Takahiro Shibata's glasses fog up as he wears a protective mask that looks like a steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup while posing for a photo at a park, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yokohama, Japan September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

People work in a noodle shop as the global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Maki, Ikuko, Mayu and Koiku, who are geisha, eat soba noodles at a restaurant after attending a dance class, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "GEISHA COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Various noodle products of Migros' own brand are displayed at a supermarket of Swiss retail group Migros, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

A woman hits a person wearing a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump with a pool noodle at the CHAZ/CHOP zone near the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct during continued protests against racial inequality and the police in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A woman holds a box of noodles inside a shop during a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Noodles shop owner and Zhong-D-Yin rock band singer Wang Zongxing makes noodles for customers at his restaurant in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 15, 2020. Picture taken May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard

Noodles shop owner and Zhong-D-Yin rock band singer Wang Zongxing rehearses with his band at a studio in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 15, 2020. Picture taken May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard

Noodles shop owner and Zhong-D-Yin rock band singer Wang Zongxing stands inside his shop in Shenzhen, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Guangdong province, China May 15, 2020. Picture taken May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard

Instant noodles and toilet rolls are displayed for sale at a mall amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Japan's Olympic fencing medallist Ryo Miyake collects a ramen noodle order from a restaurant as he works his part-time job as Uber Eats delivery person under a nationwide state of emergency as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Tokyo, Japan May 12, 2020. Picture taken May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato