Japanese curry sounds a bit like Pueblan mole! Delicious! :9
My daughter remarked that you can apparently put any random vegetables in Japanese curry and it still tastes awesome.
Because of the warm spices, my first taste of it actually gave me a nostalgic memory of my long gone grandfather who liked to cook "old world" German food. Germany was also influenced by the spice roads and incorporated a lot of these same spices into its cuisine.