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The Winners of the Fifth Annual Minister's Awards for Overseas P

The Minister's Award for Overseas Promotion of Japanese Food is awarded to persons who have made outstanding contributions to the introduction and spread of Japanese cuisine, Japanese food and other Japanese agricultural and fishery products overseas. Its purpose is to further expand exports of Japanese agricultural, fishery and food products. Both foreign nationals and Japanese nationals residing overseas are eligible.


The Fifth Award Winners’Profiles

Ryuji Ishii Toru Iwasaki
Chow Sing Mo Richard Hosking
Keiko Muto    

Selection Committee for the Award for Overseas Promotion of Japanese Food

Miyuki Adachi Professor Emeritus, Kagawa Nutrition University
Miyo Iwata Editorial Writer/Senior Writer, NIKKEI INC.
Isao Kumakura President, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture    Professor Emeritus, National Museum of Ethnology
John Gauntner Sake Journalist
Yukio Hattori Principal of Hattori Nutrition College

Supported by

 Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Award Ceremony and Feature Speeches

The Fourth Award Ceremony and Feature Speeches

Date/Time: Monday June 29, 2009, 13:00-15:00 Venue: Annex 5F Royal Hall, Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka

katoManaging Director,DAISHO (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 
Hideki Kato 

Profile(PDF:19KB)

komiyama Operator of "Iwao Sushi & Cuisine," a Japanese catering service and Japanese food consultancy
Iwao Komiyama

Profile(PDF:63KB)

tomeCEO, "Sushi Ran" Japanese restaurant 
Yoshimori Tome 

Profile(PDF:21KB)

nogawaCEO, owner-Chef, "NOGAWA" Japanese restaurant 
Yoshio Nogawa 

Profile(PDF:60KB) 

miyamaeOwner, "KAMAKURA" Japanese restaurant 
Hajime Miyamae 

Profile(PDF:19KB)

 

The Third Award Ceremony and Feature Speeches

Date/Time: Friday June 20, 2008, 13:00-15:00 Venue: Annex 5F Royal Hall, Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka

Yasuo KumodaChairman and CEO, Frec Food Inc.
Yasuo Kumoda

Profile(PDF:34KB)

Toshiro KonishiOwner of Japanese restaurant “Toshiro’s Mandalay”
Toshiro Konishi

Profile(PDF:35KB)

Tai Tak FungChairman, Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Ltd.
Tai Tak Fung

Profile(PDF:35KB)

 

Markus HastenpflugPresident, Shimodozono International GmbH
Markus Hastenpflug

Profile(PDF:44KB)

Kunio YonedaPresident of the Japanese Chef Association, United States Branch
Kunio Yoneda

Profile(PDF:35KB) 

 

The Second Award Ceremony and Feature Speeches

Date/Time: Friday May 25, 2007, 13:30-15:30 Venue: Room Sekiei, Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka

Nobuyuki MatsuhisaOwner of restaurant “Matsuhisa”
Nobuyuki Matsuhisa

Profile(PDF:67KB)

クリストファー・ドウソン氏Chairman, Clearspring Ltd.
Christopher Dawson 

Profile(PDF:43KB)

Hideo DekuraShijo-ryu (school of Japanese cuisine) master chef and Japanese cuisine specialist
Hideo Dekura 

Profile(PDF:89KB)

Noritoshi KanaiPresident, Mutual Trading Co., Inc.
Noritoshi Kanai

Profile(PDF:49KB)

Yoshikuni KinebuchiOwner of Japanese restaurants “Furinkazan” & “Restaurant Kei”
Yoshikuni Kinebuchi

Profile(PDF:76KB)

 

The First Award Ceremony and Feature Speeches

Date/Time: Wednesday May 31, 2006, 14:00-16:00 Venue: Room Fuyo East, Hotel New Otani Tokyo

Shirley BoothLecturer, the Asian and Oriental School of Catering in London

Shirley Booth

Profile(PDF:70KB)

Frankie P WuPresident, Aji-No-Chinmi Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Frankie P. Wu

Profile(PDF:65KB)

Nobuyoshi KuraokaOwner & President, Wako International Corp.

Nobuyoshi Kuraoka

Profile(PDF:71KB) 

contact

For further information, please contact:
Export Promotion Office
International Trade and Tariff Team, International Affairs Bureau,
Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Telephone: +81-3-3502-8111 (ext. 3501)
Direct line: +81-3-3502-3408

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