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[[Japanese curry]] is usually eaten as {{lang|ja-Latn|karē raisu}} – curry, rice, and often pickled vegetables, served on the same plate and eaten with a spoon, a common lunchtime canteen dish. It is less spicy and seasoned than Indian and Southeast Asian curries, being more of a thick stew than a curry. British people brought curry from the [[British Raj|Indian colony]] back to Britain and introduced it to Japan during the [[Meiji period]] (1868 to 1912), after Japan ended its policy of national self-isolation ({{lang|ja-Latn|[[sakoku]]}}), and curry in Japan was categorised as a [[Yōshoku|Western dish]]. Its spread across the country is attributed to its use in the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese Army]] and [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Navy]] which adopted it extensively as convenient field and naval canteen cooking, allowing even conscripts from the remotest countryside to experience the dish. The [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] traditionally have curry every Friday for lunch and many ships have their own recipes. The standard Japanese curry contains onions, carrots, potatoes, and sometimes [[celery]], and a meat that is cooked in a large pot. Sometimes grated apples or [[honey]] are added for additional sweetness and other vegetables are sometimes used instead.