>>>>I do recall being a bit amused hearing this from one of my relatives from Japan when visiting the USA back in the 1990s... Looking at the current number of stores worldwide, perhaps such a statement might not be so weird today...
>>>>http://www.sej.co.jp/company/en/g_stores.html
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>>>No surprise from me. While living in Memphis, Tn, we had a 7-Eleven with a Sushi kiosk indoors. Never took the chance to try any of it.
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>>Fresh pineapple at the ones in Hawaii -- they even give you a cup of fresh pineapple with every combo meal at the McDonalds lol.
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>At least the pineapple there is fresh. The only fresh fish in Memphis is Catfish and Crawdads (Crayfish). Neither I would attempt to eat raw.

All the pineapple that you get on the mainland doesn't even come from Hawaii anymore -- it comes from south America. The cost of the land is to expensive in Hawaii so most of the pineapple industry is gone.