Last year, chef Hitoshi Sugiura announced he was leading the 1000 Vegan Project, which aimed to serve vegan meals at 1000 locations across Japan. Now, the project has achieved its goal.
Hitoshi Sugiura
Japan’s Executive Chef, Hitoshi Sugiura: “We’d Like to Offer Vegan Cuisine at More Than 1,000 canteens”
Although Japan will hold the Olympic Games in 2021, many of us might view the nation as far from vegetarian and vegan friendly. Meanwhile, the movement called “1,000 Vegan Project” is gathering attention. Hiroto Yamazaki of Tokyo’s freefrom interviewed ONODERA GROUP / LEOC Co‘s Executive Chef, Hitoshi Sugiura for vegconomist.