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August 08,2012

Japan Business Forum 2012 (3/11) - Guest Remarks by Mr. Teruhiko Mashiko

Guest Remarks by Mr. Teruhiko Mashiko, Member of the House of Councilors, during the Japan Business Forum on July 17, 2012. For more post-event information, visit www.jetro.org/jbf2012.
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August 08,2012

Japan Business Forum 2012 (2/11) - Video Message from Mr. Yoshinori Suematsu

Video Message from Mr. Yoshinori Suematsu, Senior Vice Minister for Reconstruction, followed by a presentation "From Recovery, to Revitalization" by Mr. Daiki Nakajima of JETRO New York during the Japan Business Forum on July 17, 2012. For more post-event information, visit www.jetro.org/jbf2012.
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August 08,2012

Japan Business Forum 2012 (1/11) - Welcome Remarks by Mr. Hiroaki Isobe

Welcome Remarks by Mr. Hiroaki Isobe, Executive Vice President of JETRO, during the Japan Business Forum on July 17, 2012. For more post-event information, visit www.jetro.org/jbf2012.
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If you attended our Food & Sake of Japan event yesterday, please share your photos with us! #FoodSake
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Great article from @BenitoWine on #sake from @SakeOne, one of JETRO's Invitation Program participant http://t.co/A5Dwzzxgcg
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Our Food & Sake of Japan event starts in 30 mins feat. @JohnGauntner, Sake Samurai award-winning sake expert & author http://t.co/JRMXZOAve6
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Very interesting RT @japantoday: A ramen burger? http://t.co/22q2XIQq7H
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Shizuoka's luxury tea attracts overseas customers via @ajwasahi http://t.co/TqUCFSQrsD
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Results of JETRO's Survey on Japanese Foods Directed at Overseas Consumers http://t.co/GiBvYtGGET #japanesefood
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RT @japanesesake: I posted 4 photos on Facebook in the album "JETRO Spring Sommerlier Sake Challenge at La Mar" http://t.co/LeVNlHfqdt
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Check out our photos from the 2013 Spring Sommelier Sake Challenge! http://t.co/hMZlzbSCck
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Thank you to Peter Granoff (@enorider), Mark Bright (@SaisonSFSomm), Stuart Morris & @LaMarSF for helping us w/ the Spring Sake Challenge!
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Thank you to everyone that came to our Spring Sake Challenge today at @LaMarSF!
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Japanese Food

Shoyu

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Shoyu - Soy sauce What would sushi be without soy sauce?

Soy sauce is the essential basic condiment that makes Japanese cuisine possible. It is fermented from the basic ingredients of soybeans, wheat and salt.

There are many soy sauce products in the shops, but the trick for choosing a good one is to avoid chemically manufactured sauces and look for naturally brewed ones. There is also Chinese soy sauce, but the flavor is different, so use the Japanese type with Japanese food. Many people dunk their sushi and sashimi in soy sauce, but that is using too much. Adding just a little brings out the delicacy of Japanese food, without obliterating its subtle flavors. By using a little you can also avoid consuming too much sodium.

Many recipes using soy sauce are available in English so it is worth searching for them online. There are also a lot of products based on soy sauce, such as teriyaki sauce, which can produce delicious meals very simply, when used well.

Once opened, soy sauce should be kept stoppered, and always refrigerated.

Yugeta Corporation

Yugeta Corporation is a soy sauce producer dedicated to bringing consumers condiments that taste delicious and can be used with confidence. One reason customers can rely on us is our choice of locally grown soy beans and wheat as our ingredients. The secret of the superb taste is our use of now scarce wooden vats to ferment and develop the "moromi," the mixture that is refined into our soy sauce.

Utamaro Soy Sauce

Our Utamaro Soy Sauce contains dashi soup stock. It is a product that tastes rich and sweet, with the addition of bonito stock and mirin (sweet sake) to our soy sauce, made from locally grown soy beans and wheat. The mild flavor makes it very versatile, particularly good with chilled tofu, sushi, nattou (fermented soybeans) and egg dishes. The label features reproductions of ukiyoe prints by Kitagawa Utamaro for a totally Japanese experience. Please enjoy Utamaro's exotic and beautiful art right at your dinner table!


Contact Information
475 Tawame, Sakado City, Saitama, 350-0246, Japan
tel: +81-49-286-0811
fax: +81-49-286-0828
e-mail: yoichi@yugeta.com
website: www.yugeta.com
contact: Yohichi Yugeta

Kamada Foods International, Ltd.

Kamada Soy Sauce, Inc., Japan, established in 1789, is a company with a rich history of soy sauce making of over 200 years. In 2005, Kamada opened a subsidiary company, Kamada America in Bellevue, Washington, and has been selling our products to customers in the U.S. and Canada through mail order.

Dashi Soy

All-purpose seasoning for Japanese cuisine! Dashi Soy is a blend of fish and kelp extracts (dried bonito, dried mackerel, and kelp) which are selected from all over Japan, mixed with our own naturally brewed soy sauce from Kagawa. The multi-purpose Dashi Soy can be used straight or may be diluted to various ratios to produce delicious broths and dipping sauces such as for udon or tempura.


Nikujaga (Meat & Potatoes)

Nikujaga (Meat & Potatoes)
Ingredients: (serves 4)
Potato........................4 (cut in chunks)
Onion ............. 1 (cut in chunks)
Carrot......... 1 (cut in chunks)
Beef..,.7 oz ( thinly sliced)
Snow peas..................5
Vegetable oil ......1 tbsp
Dashi Soy..........3 tbsps
Sugar................2 tbsps

 


How to cook
1. Heat oil in a pan, lightly saute vegetables, and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Add meat gradually to prevent it from clumping. Continue to simmer.
4. Skim the surface of the water to remove fat, then add snow peas, salt and 1/2 of the sugar and Dashi Soy.
5. Once blended, add the remaining ingredients.

Contact Information
800 118th Ave. NE, Suite D, Bellevue, WA 98005
tel: 877-722-5769
fax: 425-454-2241
e-mail: info@kamadafoods.com
website: www.kamadafoods.com
contact: Michitoshi Kamijima

Fundodai International Co./ Ltd.

Fundodai Soy Sauce

Fundodai Soy Sauce is the high-quality, naturally brewed soy sauce. It has a bright and reddish color, rich aroma, and a gentle and mild taste. We offer various kind of products from Low-Salt to Extra-Rich Taste soy sauce, and special-use types such as our Sashimi Soy Sauce.


Contact Information
3F Uchida BIdg., 3-1-36 Oe, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, 862-0971,Japan
tel: +81-96-211-4566
fax: +81-96-211-4567
e-mail: fic@fundodai.co.jp
website: www.fundodai.co.jp
contact: Momomi Ohta

Higashimaru Syoyu Co., Ltd.

Higashimaru shoyu Co., Ltd. has been the number one maker of USUKUCHI type soy sauce in the world since its establishment in 1666. Many prominent culinarians believe that Higashimaru-USUKUCHI shoyu is the best quality soy sauce in Japan.

USUKUCHI shoyu

USUKUCHI shoyu is a light-colored soy sauce than the more common KOIKUCHI shoyu. USUKUCHI shoyu is used mainly for cooking when one wishes to preserve the original color and flavor of the foodstuff, it is so to speak, a discreet seasoning. USUKUCHI shoyu is a must have seasoning for genuine Japanese-style dishes. These promise to give you the traditional, trustworthy, and healthful Japanese taste.


Rolled Omelette
- INGREDIENTS (4 servings)
5 eggs
150 ml of dashi (basic stock)
grated daikon radish
1 tsp of cornstarch
1 Tbsp of light color soy sauce
vegetable oil

- DIRECTIONS
1. Beat eggs well in a bowl.
2. Add cornstarch in chilled dashi and mix well.
3. Add light color soy sauce to step 2 and mix briefly (egg mixture).
4. Grease a square omelet pan and heat. Pour in 1/3 of the egg mixture and spread evenly while easily stirring, then pan-fry with rolling. Add remaining egg mixture in vacant space in several batches with rolling. When the roll is finished, reshape evenly by using a bamboo rolling mat, and cut into 2 cm width pieces.
5. Serve with granted daikon.

Contact Information
100-3 Tominaga, Tatsuno-cho, Tatsuno City, Hyogo, 679-4167, Japan
tel: +81-79-163-4567
fax: +81-79-163-4585
e-mail: osaka-eigyo@higashimaru.co.jp
website: www.higashimaru.co.jp
contact: Minoru Aoki

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