I wondered why there was Spam displayed so prominently at the local Okinawan food store in Kichijoji. Garlic Spam, regular Spam... four or five different kinds. Okinawa may be part of Japan, but they have a different culture, I suspect similar to the South Pacific Islanders.
Not totally fond of the stuff myself. I’ll eat it, but it’s not something I go shopping for.
I don’t care for it either but I love the canned corn beef.