Orix chairman shows lettuce at artificially lit factory

OSAKA, Japan - Orix Corp. Chairman Yoshihiko Miyauchi (L) shows lettuce on June 17, 2014, grown at an agricultural factory using artificial light in Yabu, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The factory was built by remodeling an elementary school gymnasium in a joint project between Orix Real Estate Corp., an Orix Corp. unit, and the Yabu city government.

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