Participating in the “EXPO School Caravan” to Deliver Guest Lectures — Learning About the Current State of Marine Resources and Thinking About the Future with the Next Generation of Children

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FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES Co., Ltd.  (Headquarters: Suita City, Osaka Prefecture; President & CEO: Yamamoto Masahiro; hereinafter referred to as “F&LC”) participated in the “EXPO School Caravan” implemented by the Cabinet Secretariat International Expo Promotion Headquarters Secretariat, and provided on-site lessons to a total of 737 students at a total of six schools (four junior high schools and two high schools) from November 2024 to February 2025. Based on the theme of “Sustainable Procurement of Marine Resources,” which F&LC is working on as part of its sustainability management, a lecture entitled “Learn about the current state of marine resources and think about conveyor belt sushi of the future” was held, along with a workshop to consider problem-solving.

What is the “EXPO School Caravan”?
The Cabinet Secretariat’s International Expo Promotion Headquarters Secretariat implemented this program in elementary, junior high, high schools, and special needs schools across the country from the second to third semester of 2024, in order to encourage children and students across the country to think about the future society and connect it to future actions, taking advantage of the Osaka-Kansai Expo.

F&LC’s on-site lessons implemented
・Kagawa Prefectural Shodoshima Chuo High School 39 students (November 25, 2024)
・Eiheiji Town Kamishibe Junior High School (Fukui Prefecture) 25 students (January 17, 2025)
・Fujisawa Municipal Ohba Junior High School (Kanagawa Prefecture) 160 students (January 24, 2025)
・Nara KENSHO High School 160 students (February 12, 2025)
・Kiyose Municipal Kiyose Fifth Junior High School (Tokyo) 300 students (February 14, 2025)
・Daisen Town Nawa Junior High School (Tottori Prefecture) 53 students (February 18, 2025)
Total 737 people

Basic content of the outreach classes
【lecture】
Introduction of F&LC and Sushiro’s businesses, and introduction of issues surrounding marine resources and efforts to resolve them
[Workshop]
Group discussion to consider solutions and presentations by each group
*The program was customized to meet the needs of each school.

Status of implementation

The group discussion was lively on the theme of “What can be done to solve the issues facing the fishing and marine industries so that we can still eat sushi at conveyor belt sushi restaurants 50 or 100 years from now?” The students offered many opinions and ideas for the sustainable procurement of marine resources, such as “We should focus on training fishermen and improve aquaculture techniques,” “We should develop feed for farmed fish and support the fishing industry,” and “We should clean up the ocean to create an environment in which fish can grow.”
F&LC will continue to engage in initiatives that contribute to local communities and society through food education activities and opportunities to think about the future of marine resources.

F&LC will open the “SUSHIRO To The Future: Expo Edition” at the Osaka Kansai Expo
F&LC promotes sustainability management with the aim of realizing a sustainable society, and will open a store at the Osaka, Kansai Expo, as it also sympathizes with the theme of the Osaka, Kansai Expo, “Designing a future society where life shines.” With an eye on abundant marine resources that will continue into the future, the “SUSHIRO To The Future: Expo Edition” will offer products such as the “Fish of Tomorrow” series, which uses marine products grown with cutting-edge technology such as land-based aquaculture. We look forward to seeing you at the store when you come to the Osaka, Kansai Expo.

(Reference release)
SUSHIRO To The Future: Expo Edition

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FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD. Corporate PR Department, Corporate PR Section
TEL: 06-6368-1063 (weekdays excluding weekends and holidays)
Email: press@food-and-life.co.jp
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