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Google has made its new feature "Preferred Sources," which lets users themselves choose the media and sites they want prioritized in the search screen's "Top Stories," available in Japanese too. Normally, Top Stories search results are determined by Google's own algorithm...

Our placed-type dried vegetable service, Office Yaoya, was introduced on the SaaS comparison and case-study media "Digitalization Window." "Digitalization Window" is a site operated by Creative Bank Inc. (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) that with "SaaS comparison and case studies..."

Our placed-type dried vegetable service, Office Yaoya, was introduced on the placed-type company-cafeteria service "Taberel." "Taberel" is operated by Taberel Inc. (Minato Ward, Tokyo) under the concept "Make office meals richer and happier."...

On "Food OEM Window," the food OEM matching media operated by our company (Agriture Inc.), we have released a free news-release listing service. For businesses involved in food OEM and contract manufacturing, we provide the listing fee and editing-agency fee free, and new...

Recipes Published on OYAOYA. On OYAOYA, the dried vegetable brand we operate, we have published a total of over 180 recipes through user submissions and dedicated recipe creation. We've produced not only ordinary soup recipes but also ones with variations that are only possible because they're dried vegetables...

With the backing of Kyoto Prefecture, we exhibited at the Kyoto booth within a trade show held in Dubai this February. In the Middle East region—where desert makes up most of the land and there's no image of agriculture except in Israel—based on the hypothesis that dried vegetables could work, we exhibited at this trade show...

Know the Efficacy of Each Vegetable! You want to live a health-conscious diet, but many people may struggle, thinking "I don't know what vegetable does what..." For such people, the [Efficacy by Vegetable] that compiles each vegetable's characteristics and uses from a yakuzen perspective...

We created a page introducing an example of projects our company has been involved in in the past. Dried Vegetable Projects Page: https://agriture.jp/project. Crop Product Development Cases. Kubota Corporation. In a collaboration project with Beppin Farm, operated by Kubota Corporation, the Kubota Grou...

We've introduced recipes using dried vegetables until now, but this time we newly published how to rehydrate vegetables in water. Dried vegetables are easy to use—rehydrating in water or adding them directly to a dish—with flavor changes depending on rehydration time. In the case of dried carrot, compared with fresh yellow carrot...

OYAOYA (operated by Agriture Inc., headquartered in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), which sells dried vegetables — an anytime, fresh-picked "new feast from the field" — has joined the group of Kai Corporation, a global cutlery maker (headquartered in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; President and COO: Hiroaki Endo)...

Large-grained and juicy. Sweet and fruity. Kyotamba radish. We joined as an advisor to the Radish Production Region Project, launched around Mr. Nomura, who grows radishes in the Kyotamba area. Brand site: https://radish-kyoto.com/

Value in non-standard vegetables. From Kyoto, a project for the survival of agriculture through dried vegetables [OYAOYA]. Featured at: https://team.expo2025.or.jp/ja/challenge/533 ■ About the co-creation challenge. In this co-creation challenge, we create a "new form of agriculture" through dried vegetables from Kyoto, and in the hilly and mountainous...

Agriture Inc. (Kyoto City) has fully launched "Office Yaoya (OFFICE YAOYA)," a new employee-benefit service that keeps dried vegetables stocked in the office. With 100%-domestic, additive-free, low-temperature dried vegetables, it approaches both the vegetable shortfall of busy businesspeople and the waste problem in agriculture...

March 10, 2026

Agriture Inc. was featured as a joint-PR member on the rolling-stock special page of "Thinking About Japan Through Food. NIPPON FOOD SHIFT," a food-education and food-security awareness project promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. What is rolling stock? Rolling stock is...

Agriture Inc. published a press release regarding the official release of "Yasai Yakuzen," a corporate health-management program. "Yasai Yakuzen" is a new service that provides a mechanism by which employees can practice self-care without strain from their everyday meals, using familiar vegetables from a yakuzen (medicinal-food) perspective...

Agriture Inc. has launched a "Product Development Support Service for Gen Z." Gen Z bases its food choices not on price and convenience alone but on "is it eco-friendly?" and "can I empathize with the story?" Making the most of the perspective that the founder himself is Gen Z, we resonate with this generation...

Agriture recently prototyped "sweet basil powder" using domestically grown sweet basil. Sweet basil is a herb with a refreshing aroma and faint sweetness, known as a versatile ingredient that elevates the flavor of a whole dish. The freshness distinctive of the fresh leaf...

A contributed article by Rei Kojima of Agriture Inc. was published in the column section of "Food OEM.com," an OEM matching platform specializing in the food industry. "Food OEM.com" is one of Japan's largest platforms disseminating a wide range of information on food OEM, from raw-material sourcing to manufacturing, packaging, and distribution...

Agriture recently prototyped "purple chili powder" using domestically grown purple chili. Purple chili is a variety rich in anthocyanin, prized for its beautiful purple color and fruity aroma. It has a deep richness within its heat, and gives color and flavor to dishes, sweets, drinks, and more...

We were recently featured in a column by "KYOTOVEGAN," a regional network supporting vegans and vegetarians, introducing the initiatives of our dried-vegetable brand "OYAOYA." The article covers the "building of equal relationships with farmers" we've cherished since our founding, and non-standard vegetables...

Agriture recently prototyped "asparagus powder" using domestically grown asparagus. Asparagus is a vegetable that comes into season from spring into early summer, prized for its juicy sweetness and aroma. It's rich in amino acids including aspartic acid and B vitamins, and health...

Agriture recently prototyped "yuzu powder" using yuzu harvested in Kyoto, a famous yuzu-producing area located in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City. Kyoto is known as a historic yuzu-producing area continuing since the Heian period, and its land—blessed with a climate of temperature swings and clear water—produces aromatic, high...

Agriture recently prototyped "green papaya powder" using domestically grown green papaya. Green papaya is papaya harvested before full ripeness, and because it's rich in enzymes and dietary fiber, it draws attention as "papaya as a vegetable." The enzyme papain in particular...

CEO Kojima was interviewed for the 18th installment of the "Social Dreamers 100 PROJECT," which interviews social entrepreneurs taking on business challenges with the aim of creating a sustainable future. For the 18th installment, we welcomed Rei Kojima, CEO of Agriture Inc., and heard his story...

Agriture recently prototyped "chestnut skin powder" making use of domestically grown chestnut skins. Chestnut skins have so far been a by-product often discarded in the food-processing process, but they draw attention as a sustainable ingredient. In particular, chestnut's inner and outer skins contain polyphenols and tannins...

Domestically grown bananas are high in sugar, fruit prized for a rich, creamy sweetness. By drying fully ripe bananas, you can concentrate the ingredient's own aroma and sweetness, enjoying a natural flavor without using sugar or additives. Unlike imported bananas, a fresh aroma distinctive of domestic...

Enoki is one of the most-produced mushrooms in Japan, prized for its mild flavor and crisp texture. Applying drying processing enables long-term storage and further deepens umami and aroma. Grinding it into powder also allows use in developing dashi ingredients and health foods...

Nameko is a mushroom prized for its distinctive sliminess and rich umami, widely enjoyed in miso soup, dressed dishes, and more. Drying concentrates the umami components and raises shelf life, so it can be used in a form suited to commercial and processing uses. Because nameko's texture and flavor remain firmly even after rehydration...

The rose is known as an aromatic, gorgeous flower, and because it contains relaxing aromatic compounds beyond just visual beauty, it's also used for food and herbal tea. Edible rose is an ingredient that can add aroma and color just by adding a small amount to sweets, beverages, seasonings, and more...

An interview article with Agriture Inc. was featured in the "User Introductions" content on the official site of "PhytoRich," Takii Seed's functional-vegetable brand. They introduced our low-temperature drying technology, our use of the varieties, our upcycling initiatives, and more. "User Introductions..."

Agriture recently prototyped "lotus root powder" using domestically grown lotus root. Lotus root is widely cultivated throughout Japan, a vegetable prized for its crisp texture and gentle sweetness. It's used in a variety of dishes—simmered, stir-fried, deep-fried—and is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin...

Agriture's initiative was recently featured on the Nippon TV network program "Meguru Shokutaku (The Table Comes Around)." The broadcast date is September 3, 2025. The episode is No. 18, "Value in Non-Standard Vegetables: Dried Vegetables." It's an episode that introduces putting non-standard and surplus vegetables to good use, creating new value through dry processing...

Our brands OYAOYA, Letters from a Pear, and Agriture have been listed on "Urelio," a platform that supports international trade in food ingredients and processed products. Under the philosophy of "bringing more of Japan's deliciousness to the world through the power of IT and storytelling," Urelio connects domestic food...

Agriture has newly begun handling coconut ingredients based on fair trade principles. By connecting directly with farmers in producing regions and conducting fair transactions, it is an initiative that supports sustainable agriculture and livelihoods in those communities. Coconut is widely produced mainly across Asia...