Originally Posted by
Nagasaki Joe
Not sure why a dish like curry from India, qualifies as Yoshoku, while ramen from China, does not. Perhaps the British or Dutch introduced it into Japan, so that association has stuck.
There are various origin stories, but most give credit to the British for the mildly spiced, sweetened, gloop that is Japanese curry:
https://www.farodevigo.es/deza-tabei...-40014060.html
Japanese curry is now a "thing" in Britain, with supermarkets selling katsu-curry, alongside more authentic Indian style dishes. The average British consumer would not know the term "yoshoku" but I think they probably see Japanese curry as distinct from the various Indian dishes that are unhelpfully categorized under the generic term "curry".