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Established florist in Tokyo’s Ginza puts an end to 71 years of business
TOKYO, Dec. 16 — Suzuki Florist, an established flower shop in Tokyo’s Ginza upscale shopping district, will close down on Dec. 31, bringing down the curtain on its 71 years of history. The florist, which opened its main store in 1953 near the Kabukiza kabuki theater, has been promoting the attractiveness of Japan’s flower culture and Japan-grown flowers. Its branch shop inside Sony Building in Ginza, which shut down in 2017 along with the closing down of the building, had been a place to showcase Japan-grown flowers to customers in the metropolitan area. Akira Suzuki, the late founder and chairman of the company who also served as deputy head and … Continue reading
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It’s a helmet and udon bowl made of biomass plastic!
KAGAWA, Dec. 15 – A manufacturer and seller of plastic products in Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture, Kawasaki Kako Co., Ltd., has developed a very innovative product, a helmet that can also be used as a bowl to serve udon noodles. The product is called Udon Helmet and is made of biomass plastic derived from domestically grown rice. It measures 10 centimeters in height, 18 centimeters in width, and 26 centimeters in length, including a brim – big enough for an adult to wear. It’s designed to sit stable on a table when used as a large bowl for three portions of udon wheat noodles. The brim can efficiently hold condiments, … Continue reading
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Agriculture ministry and farm coops invite foreign envoys to washoku dinner to promote Japanese farm produce
TOKYO, Dec. 11 — The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA ZEN-NOH) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Dec. 10 held a dinner in Tokyo showcasing washoku Japanese cuisine, aimed at boosting exports of farm produce. Some 100 guests, mainly foreign ambassadors to Japan and their spouses, were invited to the dinner at the State Guest House, Akasaka Palace in Tokyo’s Minato Ward and were served with a full-course dinner of Kyo Kaiseki — Kyoto’s traditional local cuisine — using Japan-made agricultural products including Kyoto’s heirloom vegetables. The dinner was organized to promote washoku and locally sourced ingredients. The government has set a goal of increasing … Continue reading
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Japanese fruit and vegetables promoted in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Dec. 8 — ZEN-NOH International Hong Kong Ltd., a subsidiary of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA ZEN-NOH) group, will fully open a permanent sales counter on Dec. 9 inside a shop in Hong Kong to sell Japan-made fruit and vegetables as part of efforts to boost Japan’s exports of fresh produce. The permanent sales counter, the first of its kind to open at overseas stores, will be installed inside the Fusion Tai Wo store of PARKnSHOP, Hong Kong’s leading supermarket chain. A sales associate trained for two weeks about the quality, safety and taste of Japanese fruit and vegetables will be regularly stationed at the … Continue reading
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Shogoin turnip-jewel from the winter field in Kyoto
KYOTO, Dec. 5 – In the Shino district of Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, a traditional Japanese vegetable, Shogoin turnip, is now at its peak shipping season. It is the largest turnip in Japan that can weigh up to 5 kilograms. At this time of year, the Kameoka Basin, a producer of this sweet, crispy turnip, is covered with a thick fog and frost in the early morning. It is said that the significant variance in temperature between day and night is key to the sweetness of this turnip. Yoshinori Kimura, a 55-year-old turnip grower, was busy washing, sorting, and packing freshly harvested turnips in the workspace of his 2-hectare farm. … Continue reading
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