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Tokyo
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Japan
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Junko Nirmala is a Tokyo resident with 17 years of experience in technology and business consulting services, focused mainly on the India-Japan market and related cross-border services. For the last few years she has helped several Japanese companies with their India market entry strategies.
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Curry is now so popular in Japan that it is almost revered as the country's national food. Originating in India, the dish came to Japan via Europe and took on its own distinct local flavor. The dish is a favorite with kids and is often a mandatory menu item in school lunches.
Yoga may be rapidly growing in popularity in Japan, but Indian yoga instructors are finding it difficult to get jobs. The reason is seemingly simple - language barrier. The size of the yoga goods market was about 200 billion yen in 2005. Estimates suggest the number of yoga studios in Japan could rise to 10,000 over the next two years
