Japan is not the country that developed ramen.

Incorrect information keeps circulating, claiming that Japan is the country that developed ramen because Momofuku Ando invented it.
However, he was born in Taiwan and was Taiwanese; his original name was Oh Baek-bok, and he was still a Taiwanese citizen when he developed ramen in 1958.
In terms of nationality, Taiwan is indeed the country that developed ramen.
He naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1966, which is also when he adopted the name Momofuku Ando.
The very idea of making noodles from flour and deep-frying them
is a cooking style typical of Chinese cuisine.
Traditional Japanese cuisine does not include a method of deep-frying noodles.
Some might think, "But isn't there Yakisoba (stir-fried noodles)?" Even so, Yakisoba is a dish created after Chinese Chow Mein spread to Japan during the modernization period. It is a case similar to Jajangmyeon in Korea or Champon in Japan.
Traditional Japanese noodle dishes are the Udon and Soba we know well. This is the true category. Deep-frying or stir-frying noodles is a cooking method favored by the Chinese.
It is not a Japanese cooking method.