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Sushi is getting to be big business in the United States, but the traditional Japanese raw fish delicacies are seeing a few changes to appeal to American tastes. “We're dealing with Americans, so we have to adapt,” says Seicho Fujikawa of Mutual Trading Co., which makes fake seaweed so Americans don't have to eat the real thing. Then there are the rice dishes. “Plain white rice may be hard for Americans to eat,” says Takehisa Takayama, who runs a factory that churns out 7,000 sushi lunches per day. “I'm thinking of mixing in salmon, corn, or even ketchup.” (AP) ...America's specialty: import the best, and ruin it.