Record of Recognition

Record of Recognition

Our dehydration technology, dehydrators, labor-saving equipment, and our contribution to promotion of the regional industries have been highly evaluated by several ministries in Japan and an international organization. The evaluation is represented by the following prizes, selections, and a registration:

The Director’s Prize of Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry for “The 4th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award” under the Prime Minister of Japan’s award system (Category: Product and Technology Development) Sponsor: The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry

“Research and development of dry and wet bulb temperatures-controlled & air circulation type fully automatic food dehydrators” that has revolutionized food dehydration technology

Prizes for Science and Technology for “The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2012” (Technology Category) Sponsor: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Development of high-quality food dehydrators utilizing dry and wet bulb temperatures-controlled technology

“The 15th Prize to Contributor in Private Sector Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research and Development (President Prize of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Food Industry Technology Promotion Association)” Sponsor: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Development of automatic garlic stalk cutter that has realized drastic labor saving
https://www.affrc.maff.go.jp/docs/researcher_praise/minkan_commendaton.htm

Selected as one of “The Vibrant HABATAKU Small and Medium Enterprises 300 Program” (Category: Demand capturing) Sponsor: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Contribution to the regional revitalization with our top-level dehydration technology in Japan cultivated by us for over a century

https://www.chusho.meti.go.jp/keiei/sapoin/monozukuri300sha/2017/juyou116_kiharaseisaku.pdf

https://www.chugoku.meti.go.jp/policy/seisaku/sanshin/pdf/170324/02_09_kihara.pdf

Selected as a “The Driving Company for the Regional Future” Sponsor: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Contribution to the regional revitalization through supporting the development of the regional specialty products by utilizing our original state-of-the-art dehydration technology “DDS;” and the expectation of the revitalization of the regional economy by overseas business development

https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/sme_chiiki/chiiki_kenin_kigyou/07_chuugoku/35009.pdf

Registration to “STePP (Sustainable Technology Promotion Platform)” Sponsor: Investment and Technology Promotion Office, Tokyo under United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO ITPO TOKYO)

Expectation of contribution to achieving SDGs (“GOAL 2: Zero hunger “and “GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”) by utilizing our original technologies that allow saving fuel consumption by 70% and producing dehydrated materials with vivid colors.

http://www.unido.or.jp/en/technology_db/6436/

Awarded a selection of “Discover Countryside Treasures in Japan” by Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office (Category: Business) Sponsor: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Support, by providing our dehydration technology and know-how, tor develop dehydrated food goods out of agriculture, forestry and fishery products in Yamaguchi City plus contribution to activities to brand those goods; and achievement of creating a variety of Industry-government-academia collaboration

https://www.maff.go.jp/chushi/nouson/kaseika/attach/pdf/discover-116.pdf

“The Energy-Efficient Machinery Award (Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, Ltd. Prize)” Sponsor: Japan Machinery Foundation

Development of dry and wet bulb temperatures controlled & air circulation type fully automatic shiitake mushroom dehydrator

http://www.jmf.or.jp/japanese/commendations/energy/pdf/h21/21_04.pdf