Author: Daniel Gross
Title of article: Why is American food so popular in Japan?
Publication: SLATE
Date of article: June 22, 2009
Short summary:
Before people thought that Japan is unfriendly to imports, but this conception is old, not unfair. Japan opened the food-related
businesses import, because of the lack of land and old farmers, and 90% corn is imports from Amrican. In addition, the language of food may take the place of Esperanto as one that transcends countries.
Issues that you can find:
McDonald's is more popular than KFC, why?
Your opinion:
American food is popular in China too, that is because to the local Chinese, western food is quite different from ours, and American food is delicious and convenient. Chinese food is not easy to take and most of it requires a long time to cook. As a result, American food has become an essential part of our life.