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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No question the Japanese diet is healthier, but the traditional Japanese breakfast is mostly for tourists at this point. I lived in Japan years ago. When I stayed at a Ryokan the Japanese guests were all having the western breakfast!

Also the western breakfast you describe is a special occasion breakfast for most people. I eat yogurt, fruit or oatmeal most days.[/quote]

+1  Ryokans are not representative any more than a hotel buffet is representative of a normal American breakfast.  The more traditional Japanese equivalent to fruit and yogurt would be white rice with salted fried salmon.  Tasty and filling but not the most perfectly healthy choice in the world.[/quote]

Seriously, it's always strange when people go to another country and assume the tourist places they visit are representative of current life style.  When I first came to the US I thought everyone lived like the show Dallas and had huge mansions and ate large breakfasts with family every day.

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