Originally Posted by
Nagasaki Joe
This is more likely riding piggyback on the "Cool Japan" phenomena, rather than the merits of the curry, IMO. I've eaten curry in Britain and think they have better taste than to fall for something like this, but you cannot ignore the novelty factor of it.
Speaking of curry in Japan and how things get adapted, I once ran across the following in Japan in the basement of the Keio department store: “Indian Beef Bacon Curry”. I had to chuckle at that one.