Meros welcomes its newest summer research assistant, Tomo Nagai. Tomo grew up in Hong Kong and will be a final year student at the University of Exeter in the UK, where he is a business management major. Tomo discussed with us his reasons for joining Meros this summer. “I felt that Meros was a good […]
Meros once again teamed up with the US Embassy Japan’s Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) to develop a new revised version of well-received series of export guides originally developed in 2019. The series details the regulatory requirements for 24 specific products, from cheese to chocolate, seafood to spirits. While the aim of these guides is to […]
On May 11, 2022 Agfunder co-founder Michael Dean and John Friedman, Director of AgFunder Asia, will be coming to Tokyo for the launch event of the new AgFunder SIJ Impact Fund. The Fund had its first close in March 2022 at $10 million USD, with Meiji Holdings and Asahi as the anchor investors. The launch […]
In May 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) launched the Green Food System Strategy (also called the Strategy for Sustainable Food Systems, MeaDRI) which outlines the government’s sustainability-focused goals and strategies related to food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Japan. It is the first sustainability focused strategy by MAFF, following on the […]
Meros has seen steady growth in Japanese institutional investors’ interest in sustainable investing over the past two years, and this interest in sustainable investing has, in turn, sparked an interest in the food and agriculture space. We have observed this shift directly through interviews during our projects, in discussions in our webinars and over casual […]
We are back at it! The upcoming Year of the Tiger is characterized by boldness and going in big. And we are ready! Looking forward to fully diving into the challenges and opportunities of 2022 with our amazing team, colleagues and clients around the world - see you in the field!
Anyone exploring the shops and cafes of Japan’s major cities in the past two years has certainly noticed the explosion of CBD products on retail shelves, online shops and in a growing number of cafes. CBD consumer products range from tinctures and gummies to cosmetics and even pet products, some imported and some manufactured in […]
Meros welcomes its newest member, Kana Yamada, as a summer research assistant. Kana is a Tokyo-native and will be a third-year student at Wellesley College in the US. She is a political science major with a focus on international relations. Kana explained to us why she was excited to join Team Meros this summer. “I […]
Meros' Managing Director Chisa Ogura delivered the keynote address on "Overseas Agricultural Investment and its Potential Application in Japanese Agricultural Investment" – a webinar organized by Nishimura & Asahi Law Firm (Tokyo) on April 15, 2021.
Aquaponics has arrived in Japan, and is already offering opportunities for training and R&D, with eye on eventually developing a solid commercial market for aquaponically grown products. Aquaponics is a cyclical organic farming method that is a cross between aquaculture ("aqua"culture) and hydroponics (hydro”ponics”). Microorganisms decompose fish waste and the plants absorb it as nutrients, […]
In spring of 2020, we observed a sudden explosion of plant-based meat and dairy products in the Japanese market, with new launches nearly every week. A year later, the launches continue, one after another. While the conversation in western countries is often dominated by well-funded imitation meat products like Beyond Burger or Impossible Meats, in […]
Happy 2021 to all our friends, clients and associates! The corona pandemic this past year has forced us to pivot, to improvise, to adapt …but after an initial scramble to get all our online tools in place, we believe this year has been opportunity to try new approaches, to innovate and to ultimately become a […]
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