Delectable, Not Deletable: A Visit to the Spam Museum

In the immortal words of Monty Python, “And now for something completely different.”

Minato, 10, proudly represents a new generation of Spam lovers—and haters, Tokyo, July 19, 2024.

TOKYO—I recently came across the boy in the photo above, Minato, age 10, on a blazing hot summer day here in Japan’s capital. When I asked Minato if he liked the canned meat emblazoned on his shirt he gave me the thumbs-up and turned around to show me the back.