Koichi Sato Prominent graphic artist with a long, international career designing for major companies, fashion, theaters, and more (1944 - 2016) When ramen noodles expand, they become wet, soggy, and unpleasant; but when ramen culture expands throughout the world, it is a great thing. Around the bowl, I placed a string of flags of various nations. These flags give us energy, just like at the Olympic games or at a school sports day. I adjusted the colors in order to create an even more joyful, encouraging effect. No country in the world uses pink in its flag, but, interestingly, in Japan we regularly use pink in our food, such as kamaboko fish cake or naruto roll in ramen. I took the liberty of applying pink to some of the flags. We may receive some complaints from certain embassies.
Photo by Hiroshi Tsujitani (Nacasa & Partners Inc.)
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