Japanese Chinese cuisine

Japanese Chinese cuisine, known as chūka ryōri (中華料理; literally "Chinese food") or simply chūka, refers to Japanese-style Chinese dishes and the restaurants in Japan that serve them. It represents a unique fusion of Japanese and Chinese culinary traditions that have evolved since the late 19th century. This style of food is considered distinct from the "authentic Chinese food" available in Japan, though it retains strong influences from various Chinese regional cuisines, and there is considerable overlap between the two.

A significant number of these dishes were introduced to Japan either by Chinese immigrants or Japanese colonizers returning from the Second Sino-Japanese war in China. This style of cuisine has found its expression in three main types of restaurants: ramen restaurants, dim sum houses, and standard Chinese-style restaurants. Most Japanese Chinese dishes have roots in Cantonese cuisine. Adaptations of Sichuanese cuisine were first introduced to Japan by celebrity chef Chen Kenmin.

The shippoku culinary style of Nagasaki is heavily influenced by Chinese cuisine, but it is not classified as Japanese Chinese cuisine, as it originated in the 17th century, predating the development of modern Japanese Chinese cuisine.