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Japan Pavilion visitors enjoy Gunma food and drink

MILAN, Italy, Oct. 30 Kyodo - Visitors to the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed world exposition in Milan enjoy foods and sake from Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2015. The donated foods included beef and Gunma's specialty konjac.

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Kin of victims of product-related deaths seek consumer agency

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets with relatives of people who died as a result of using defective products or in product-related accidents at the prime minister's office on May 19. Yukiko Joshima (2nd from L), 54, the mother of Hiroyuki Joshima who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in 2005 due to a defective heater, and Yuka Murata (L), 46, whose 7-year-old son died of suffocation in 2007 after eating konjac jelly, presented Fukuda with a petition urging the government to set up a new government agency in charge of consumer affairs.

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VTT, a simulated organ for surgical training by Kotobuki Giken

Kotobuki Giken has launched a new company to develop and sell simulated organs for surgical training using konjac. The company raised about 90 million yen through stock investment-type crowdfunding. The company will sell the products to medical equipment manufacturers as well as universities and hospitals. The company also has its sights set on overseas markets. The new company, KOTOBUKI Medical, was established with experts in venture management and medical equipment sales, and is headed by President Takayama. The company will be based in Kotobuki Giken. The new company will handle everything from the purchase of raw materials to processing and sales. The new company aims to achieve sales of 10 million yen in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and to build a plant in 2008. President Takayama is enthusiastic, saying, "We want to make this a 3 billion yen business by 2016. (Photo taken on June 13, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Kin of victims of product-related deaths seek consumer agency

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets with relatives of people who died as a result of using defective products or in product-related accidents at the prime minister's office on May 19. Yukiko Joshima (2nd from L), 54, the mother of Hiroyuki Joshima who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in 2005 due to a defective heater, and Yuka Murata (L), 46, whose 7-year-old son died of suffocation in 2007 after eating konjac jelly, presented Fukuda with a petition urging the government to set up a new government agency in charge of consumer affairs. (Kyodo)

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Japan Pavilion visitors enjoy Gunma food and drink

Visitors to the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed world exposition in Milan enjoy foods and sake from Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2015. The donated foods included beef and Gunma's specialty konjac. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Pavilion visitors enjoy Gunma food and drink

Visitors to the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed world exposition in Milan enjoy foods and sake from Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2015. The donated foods included beef and Gunma's specialty konjac. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Pavilion visitors enjoy Gunma food and drink

Visitors to the Japan Pavilion at the food-themed world exposition in Milan enjoy foods and sake from Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2015. The donated foods included beef and Gunma's specialty konjac. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Haruna Endo, who runs konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, picks konjac plants at a farm near the factory on Oct. 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chocolates made from konjac food launched

Photo taken Feb. 1, 2017, shows chocolates made from konjac food, which were launched by a restaurant operator in the city of Kanuma, northeast of Tokyo, prior to Valentine's Day. The product has drawn popularity locally due to its unique texture and sweetness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chocolates made from konjac food launched

Photo taken Feb. 1, 2017, shows chocolates made from konjac food, which were launched by a restaurant operator in the city of Kanuma, northeast of Tokyo, prior to Valentine's Day. The product has drawn popularity locally due to its unique texture and sweetness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo