Japan's centuries-old less-is-more approach to eating -- tiny portions, elegantly arranged to feast the eye as much as the stomach -- is being challenged by an invasion of supersize fast-food, American-style.
Mega Mac burgers at McDonald's, giant pudding servings and mammoth packets of instant noodles are tempting consumers in a country whose moderate serving portions have often left foreign visitors wondering when the main course would arrive.
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Supersize food invades Japan, but will it conquer? | Yahoo
It would be bad news for Japanese health if Japanese people started to demand the huge amounts of food at each meal that lead to obesity in other cultures.