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The Metropolitan Disaster Preparedness Fair 2024 Winter took place beneath Tokyo Station over two days, January 22 and 23. The event introduced a variety of products and services for disaster preparedness. Among them, JAPAN GOODS’ Stockpile Onigiri attracted coverage from a TV Asahi news program. These rice balls can be stored at room temperature for five years and eaten straight from the package, without water or heat.
Interview date: Monday, January 22, 2024
TV broadcast date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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