Taiwanese media UDN (United Daily News) reported on June 28 that a Taiwanese woman who visited a ramen restaurant in Okinawa pointed out 'dual pricing,' where prices differed between the Japanese menu and the foreign language menu, and that this has caused a stir. According to the article, the woman who posted recently called out on SNS Threads, saying, 'Everyone, please don't forget to switch to the Japanese version when ordering from now on. Otherwise, foreigners will be charged extra.' In the video she posted, the restaurant's ordering touch panel was shown, and ramen was 100 yen more expensive on the foreign language menu, while green tea was as much as 150 yen more expensive. The woman wrote, 'Someone please tell me why this is.' The woman stated that she could understand if prices were slightly higher as a service cost if staff took orders from foreigners face-to-face, but she could not accept that only foreign tourists had to pay higher prices using an already translated tablet system. According to the article, many Taiwanese netizens commented in defense of the restaurant in response to this post, saying things like, '100 yen is not a big deal,' 'If you go to eat without studying Japanese, that's your translation fee,' 'The prices are clearly stated from the beginning, so consumers have the freedom of choice,' 'The accounting is transparent, and no one is forced to consume. You can decide for yourself whether to go or not,' and 'For many years, staff have spent more time explaining and serving customers who don't understand Japanese, so there must be extra labor costs involved.' On the other hand, the same article reported that some voices said, 'Everyone says 'it's not a big deal,' but this is not about the amount of money,' 'It's stranger that some Taiwanese people think it's okay to be charged extra,' and 'People who defend such dual pricing are out of their minds.' (Translation/Editing: Kitada)