PM Ishiba touts Japanese food in New York in bid to boost exports

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attended an event in New York on Tuesday to promote Japanese food, as Japan looks to increase sales in a market that is already the largest importer of its agricultural and other food products.At the event held at the renowned Aquavit restaurant, the prime minister tasted original dishes featuring wagyu beef and yellowtail fish. Mantensei sake produced in Ishiba's native Tottori Prefecture was also served."Japanese rice is fluffy when shaped into rice balls and has a subtle sweetness. I want people around the world to taste it," he said at the event hosted by t…READ FULL ARTICLE