ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ðiːz dˈɪʃᵻz wɜːɹ ˌɪntɹədˈuːst tə dʒəpˈæn ˈiːðɚ baɪ tʃaɪnˈiːz ˈɪmɪɡɹənts ɔːɹ dʒˌæpənˈiːz sˈoʊldʒɚz ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ænd kˌɑːlənᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv tʃˈaɪnə, kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ juːnˈiːk ɡˌæstɹənˈɑːmɪk lˈændskeɪp ðæt ɹˌiːɪntˈɜːpɹɪts tʃaɪnˈiːz kwᵻzˈiːn θɹuː ɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz lˈɛnz.
A significant number of these dishes were introduced to Japan either by Chinese immigrants or Japanese soldiers returning from the invasion and colonization of China, creating a unique gastronomic landscape that reinterprets Chinese cuisine through a Japanese lens.