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There are many Japanese ramen shops and companies that have expanded beyond Japan and are expanding worldwide. Here are some examples of famous shops. The image links to a shop list page.

	Ajisen Ramen(味千拉麺) Kumamoto Ramen. The world’s largest scale ramen chain, with a total of about 700 shops, including about 70 in Japan and 630 overseas.
	Grand Cuisine(グランキュイジーヌ) *In Japan, they have brands such as “Keisuke(けいすけ)”, “Hakata Issei(博多一星)”, and “Miso(みその)”.
	Fujiyama 55(フジヤマ５５) They have opened many brands such as Fujiyama 55 from the ramen shop “Aoi(あおい)” in Nagoya. They have opened many shops overseas under brands such as “FUJIYAMA55” and “Menya Tenjin(麵屋 天神)” in mainland China. They also have shops in Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, France, and the Netherlands.
	Menya Takeichi(麺屋武一) They have opened shops under “Nukoku Tori Soba Menya Takeichi”, which originated in Shinbashi. In Europe, they have opened shops in the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain, and in Asia, they have opened shops in Shanghai on mainland China, as well as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia.
	Hakata Ippudo(博多一風堂) Founded in 1985. Since opening in New York in 2008, it has expanded to 15 countries. United States, United Kingdom, France, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, etc.
	Mensho(麺庄) A ramen shop company that specializes in homemade noodles and operates “Menya Shono(麺や庄の)” and “MENSHO”. In San Francisco(USA), Bangkok(Thailand), New Delhi(India), Shanghai(China) etc.
	Ramen Makotoya(ラーメン まこと屋) / Makotoya(誠屋) A ramen shop chain that originated in Osaka. In addition to opening shops all over Japan, they have opened shops in various countries such as Taiwan, Macau, Sri Lanka, Australia, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Spain.
	NisNishiki(錦) / Menya Ultra(うるとら) A ramen shop company with its main shop in Akita. It has shops in California, USA, and Taiwan. Menya Ultra
	Ramen Nagi(ラーメン凪) Famous for its dried sardine ramen, Ramen Nagi has shops outside of Japan under the brand name Buta-oh. It has many shops in the Philippines, and also in the USA and Taiwan.
	Setaga-ya(せたが屋) Started along the Setagaya Ward Kannana St. in Tokyo. It has expanded domestically under brands such as “Setagaya(せたが屋),” “Hirugao(ひるがお),” and “Gankuro(がんくろ).” Overseas, it has expanded to New York in the U.S. and Daegu in Korea under the brands “Setagaya(せたが屋)” and “Mazete.”
	Ichiran(一蘭) Ichiran is a famous Hakata ramen shop originating from Fukuoka. It has around 80 shops in Japan, and overseas locations include New York, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
	Rakkan(楽観) Originating from Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo. Has around 6 shops in the Kanto region. Hoping to expand overseas with Japanese soul food, has opened around 15 shops in the US.