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Most foreigners are believed to detest natto, the fermented soybeans with a pungent odor and sticky, slimy texture. However, natto exports topped 3 billion yen ($18.8 million) in the past year, a ...

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Mizkan Holdings said it would suspend sales of four of its natto products from this month due to supply constraints. The Aichi Prefecture-based foodmaker said Friday that prolonged geopolitical ...

A start-up firm affiliated with Keio University developed a new food source made of a powdered form of a bacterium used for natto fermented soybeans. The bacterium can be mixed into bread and noodles ...

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IBARAKI (TR) – Food manufacturer Mizkan announced that it will raise the prices of its popular natto (fermented soybean) products by up to 20 percent starting June 1, citing soaring ingredient costs ...

Morioka is a city of noodle culture, home to Morioka reimen, wanko soba and jaja men, which are known as its “three great noodles.” But ramen can hold its own too. Kimchi natto ramen, the signature ...

Maki Zenin is a member of the famous Zenin Clan, but she has been rejected by her family (similarly to Toji) because she was a non-sorcerer with Heavenly Restriction; she gained exceptional physical ...

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