But there is not much Japanese culture in Western countries. This is probably because the Japanese language is very different from English. Almost all Japanese people learn some English so it is easier to get Western culture here. We got quite a lot of answers to this question. It is healthier than most American foods.
Rice is also quite common, with some people eating it three times a week.
In South Africa and Ireland, however, Japanese food is very rare. In South Africa it is not popular, and some people do not eat raw fish because they grew up being told never to eat raw meat. We were surprised that so many people in foreign countries eat sushi, because even though it is common to us, we think it must be strange to foreigners. There are many foreign foods that Japanese people would not eat, so even though we have heard that sushi is popular with foreigners, it is hard to believe that they are able to eat raw fish. We got many answers to this question.