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METI’s effort to foster recovery and development of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
[Fourth stage] Special fair to assist affected areas
- Sale of processed foods from Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate -

To foster the recovery and development of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been helping these regions advertise local products and cultivate markets for them.

In the fourth stage of this campaign, METI will organize a special fair to assist affected areas on Wednesday, September 7 in front of the main entrance of the METI main building. The event focuses on selling processed foods produced in affected areas.

METI eagerly invites citizens to visit the event, which is open to the public.

1.Schedule

Date:
Wednesday, September 7, 11:30-13:30
Place:
In front of the main entrance of the METI main building
Event description:
Sale of processed foods produced in Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures

2.Examples of items on sale

[Fukushima] Tomato jam, Kitakata ramen, usukawa manju (steamed brown sugar cake with a bean filling), pudding made from peaches grown in Fukushima

  • Tomato juice and jam

    Tomato juice and jam

  • Kitakata ramen

    Kitakata ramen

[Miyagi] Sendai fu (deep-fried wheat gluten), gyutan (ox tongue) jerky, karinto (fried dough cookies), Shiroishi umen (noodles)

  • Sendai fu

    Sendai fu

  • Gyutan jerky

    Gyutan jerky

  • Shiroishi umen

    Shiroishi umen

[Iwate] Nambu senbei (rice crackers), senbei-jiru (soup with senbei crackers), Morioka reimen (cold noodles), Maesawa beef curry, kurumi yubeshi (rice cake with walnuts)

  • Nambu senbei

    Nambu senbei

  • Morioka reimen

    Morioka reimen

  • Kurumi yubeshi

    Kurumi yubeshi

3.Next step

METI will continue its campaign to support publicity and market cultivation activities for products produced in the quake-stricken areas.

For information on our past events and future plans, please visit METI’s Japanese website.

Release Date

September 2, 2011

Division in Charge

Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Division, Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Group
Industrial Facilities Division, Regional Economic and Industrial Policy Group

 
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