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

A customer wears a protective mask as she waits for food at Ji Ji Noodle House at Hong Lim Hawker Centre amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore May 10, 2020. Picture taken May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

A woman eats lunch in a noodle restaurant that reopened after the easing of restrictions with the implementation of a plastic barrier and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

People have lunch in a noodle restaurant that reopened after the easing of restrictions with the implementation of a plastic barrier and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

People have lunch in a noodle restaurant that reopened after the easing of restrictions with the implementation of a plastic barrier and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

People have lunch in a noodle restaurant that reopened after the easing of restrictions with the implementation of a plastic barrier and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

People have lunch in a noodle restaurant that reopened after the easing of restrictions with the implementation of a plastic barrier and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

A parcel with an Easter present containing toilet paper and noodles is seen unpacked in Wildau, Germany April 12, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks in front of a temporary closed ramen noodle restaurant after the government announced the state of emergency for the capital following the disease outbreak in Tokyo, Japan April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

A man awaits customers as he stands at his noodle cafe while authorites continue the 14 days lockdown in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID 19) in Abuja, Nigeria April 5, 2020. Picture taken April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

A resident eats his dinner noodle at closed entrance of an old residential community in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

Residents wearing face masks pay for noodles at a residential area blocked by barriers in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

People wearing face masks eat “Regan Noodle”, Wuhan’s signature hot dried noodles, for breakfast at a residential area blocked by barriers in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

A man wearing a face mask eats his breakfast, ?Regan Noodle?, a Wuhan signature dish of hot dried noodle, at a residential area blocked by barriers in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

People wearing face masks line up to pay for their breakfast, "Regan Noodle", a Wuhan signature dish of hot dried noodles, at a residential area blocked by barriers in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

A man wearing a protective suit eats his breakfast,?Regan Noodle?, a Wuhan signature dish of hot dried noodles, on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

A Filipino family eats instant noodles, in at tent set up as a makeshift evacuation centre, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Manila, Philippines, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A customer wearing a face mask shops next to partially empty shelves of instant noodles section at a Carrefour supermarket, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Taipei, Taiwan March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard

A sign in front of a food market indicates the availability of noodles and floor, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the empty streets of Sankt Georgen, Germany March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

A customer buys noodles in a supermarket during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

A woman takes a picture of noodles on the floor in front of empty pasta shelves at a supermarket, as people began stockpiling food following the coronavirus outbreak, in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

A supermarket shelf with organic products such as noodles, floor and sieved tomatoes is partly empty and not yet refilled on Monday due to coronavirus-related panic buyings over the weekend in Bad Honnef near Bonn, Germany March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay