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Azumino Wasabi gathering global attention.Fourth generation owner of Fujiya Wasabi Farm is changing the wasabi industry
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Mankind cannot survive without plants. Botanist Osamu Tanaka on the future of shikohin through the eyes of science, history and modern technology
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Direct trade of coffee beans by the jute bag TYPICA, a new platform for the global coffee market based on new aspirations and kindness
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Was Ki no Tsurayuki Japan’s first sober curious cultural icon? Tsunehiro Uno talks to Chinese literature scholar Ryota Fukushima
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Sustainable shikohin (luxury products) of the future Agricultural Economist Satoru Shimokawa on designing future norms through economics
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“F4” is Mie Prefecture’s new local brand tea with origins in Taiwan The future of Local x Botanical with Kyoko Yoneda of Jikonka
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Enchanted by the power of Ginger. Ginger ale speciality shop KOHODO’s exploration of spices for everyday life
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Harvesting chamomile and planting hops in our ongoing collaboration with PAYSAN Herb Farm in Ishikawa
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Okinawa’s turmeric travels to outer space. The legend of a man who has traveled the world to explore and nurture his love for medicinal plants
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Looking at society through Yemen’s khat culture. Breaking a long held curse around shikohin: Interview with cultural anthropologist Reiko Otsubo
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Why do people seek out fragrances? Searching for seeds of new shikohin ideas through plant biology
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Why Drinking Loses its Appeal to Gen Z: The Forefront of Alcohol-Free Movement Shaped by the Cultural Shift towards Sober Curious | Ruby Warrington
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The True Meaning of ‘Sober Curious’: What its Founder Discovered in the Quest for Sobriety | Ruby Warrington
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This is the taste of Okinawa A chef’s fascination with terroir that turns wild plants, unwanted game and fish into beautiful masterpieces
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What will become of after work drinking parties? Consultant Takanori Sakaguchi and critic Tunehiro Uno explore the changing dynamics of work and alcohol culture
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“Tea tipsy” is an intoxicating non-alcoholic experience The explorations of a sommelier and Chinese Tea Master
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Reclaiming open time through shikohin in our closed modern world：Researcher of Bergson Philosophy, Yasushi Hirai
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Time does not exist on a singular line ：Researcher of Bergson Philosophy, Yasushi Hirai on how to free oneself from tamed time
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