TIL Japan has something called アメリカンコーヒー, often referred to in English by the unintentionally condescending name "weak coffee".

infotainment , 10 months ago

This drink is available in America too, it’s just known by the Italian name, “Caffé Americano”

For the history of why it got that name: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffè_Americano

Umechan OP , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

As I mentioned in my other comment, I assumed they were the same, but several sites said they were different things. “American coffee” is a weak brewed coffee, and Caffe Americano (アメリカノ) is a diluted espresso, which is actually stronger than most brewed coffees, at least in terms of caffeine content. Japan has アメリカノ too, and in my experience it’s much more common.