Dark Clouds Hang over Miyagi/Sendai's Specialty "Sasakamaboko": Long-Established Manufacturers Go Bankrupt One After Another. What's Going on? The Plight that Arises Precisely because It's a "Local Food Culture"

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A series of bankruptcies are occurring among long-established companies that manufacture "sasakamaboko," a representative specialty product of Miyagi Prefecture. Amidst the impact of the weak yen and soaring raw material costs, the situation is so serious that industry associations have issued an emergency statement saying it "exceeds what can be absorbed through corporate efforts alone." This article examines the current state of the sasakamabo…