Andy Lin, CEO of Yo-Kai Express (left) and Masamitsu Nakayama, CEO of Keika Ramen, known for its Keika Ramen. Taken at Kumamoto Airport on March 19th.
Yo-Kai Express, a food tech venture from Silicon Valley led by a CEO from Taiwan, will open at Kumamoto’s Aso Kumamoto Airport, which will reopen on March 23rd.
Currently, in Kumamoto Prefecture, a semiconductor company with world-class manufacturing technology, TSMC, is constructing a factory. Towards the start of operations in December 2024, it is like a “TSMC special demand” rushing to accept factory construction, road maintenance, housing for employees, and international schools for their children.
Yo-Kai Express aims to contribute with food. Providing Taiwanese gourmet food at the airport 24 hours a day to boost the friendship between Taiwan and Japan.
Sense of crisis in supporting Taiwanese food while expanding into TSMC
The vending machine will be installed at the new terminal of Kumamoto Airport, which will open on March 23rd. The four-story building, which combines domestic and international flights, has a floor area of 37,800 square meters, which is about 1.4 times larger than before.
Yo-Kai Express will install a ramen vending machine at Kumamoto Airport.Cook in a vending machine using original technologyFor,Hot raw noodle type ramen in as little as 90 secondsIt is gourd that can be eaten.
I will leave the details to a previous article, but in the United StatesTesla factoryIt was also introduced to the company, and has supported the work of workers 24 hours a day.
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Yo-Kai ExpressThis is the first time to advance outside the Kanto areais. Behind the expansion to Kumamoto Airport is the activity of Hitoshi Tonomura, a businessman from Kumamoto Prefecture who is one of the supporters of Yo-Kai Express. He said that he paid attention to both the revitalization of the region and the business opportunities.
“There are two reasons why we decided to expand into Kumamoto Airport. One is that if we put Kumamoto ramen on the menu, we want to liven up the area of Kumamoto.Many Taiwanese came to TSMC’s factory, but there were not enough systems to support their eating habits, such as supermarkets and restaurants.It’s from
When I consulted with the prefectural office about these issues, they asked me to install vending machines at Kumamoto Airport, which is being renovated.
I hope that this event will serve as a stimulus for increased food support for the people of Taiwan, and that it will also serve as an opportunity for food tech to develop in Kumamoto.” (Mr. Tonomura)
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Ippudo and others developed Taiwan’s “national dish” beef noodles
“Taiwan Beef Noodles” on the new menu.
Yo-Kai Express and Kumamoto International Airport only started talksFebruary 3rd, a month and a half ago.From there, Yo-Kai Express already offers a menu”Ippudo”of Chikara no Gen Holdings and its subsidiariesWatanabe noodlesand Kumamoto’s soul food”Keika Ramen”It is said that the three companies of Keihua Ramen, known for
We have prepared two new menus.Keika’s “Kumamoto Tonkotsu Ramen”and is said to be the national dish of Taiwan.”Beef Noodles (Nyuurumien)”is.
In order to bring the beef noodles closer to the taste of the real thing, I visited popular restaurants in Taiwan and researched them. The point is beef that is tenderly simmered in an original soy sauce sauce with octagon.
Charter flight between Taipei and TSMC factory
An image of Kumamoto Castle illuminated.
On March 23rd and 26th, charter flights between Kumamoto and Taipei will also be launched. It is operated by Taiwan’s major airline, China Airlines.Governor Ikuo Kabashima of Kumamoto PrefectureAiming for regular serviceIn commemoration of this, he announced that the castle tower of Kumamoto Castle will be lit up in red, yellow, green and blue, which are the colors of the city flag of Taipei City.
Symbol of friendship and revitalization of Kumamoto venture
Yo-Kai Express CEO Andy Lin and Governor Kabashima commented as follows.
“IEngineer from TaiwanInspired by Japanese retro vending machines, I started a business in Silicon Valley. I am very happy to introduce Yo-Kai Express to Kumamoto Prefecture, where the ties with my hometown of Taiwan are getting stronger and stronger.People from Kumamoto and Taiwan come into contact with each other’s culture through foodif it becomes a symbol of deepening friendshipI hope so.” (Yo-Kai Express CEO Andy Lin)
“I think that being able to enjoy Kumamoto ramen, which is popular with the people of the prefecture, and beef noodles, which is loved by Taiwanese people, at the same time, will be a new opportunity to further feel the connection and friendship between the two. TSMC, a major semiconductor manufacturing company. As many Taiwanese people are coming to Taiwan as a result of the expansion of the company, I strongly hope that exchanges between the two will become even more active in the future.
againBased around the airport, the “UX Project” aims to create new industries in the life science field, which is a strength of Kumamoto Prefecture.The food tech sector is a very important industry in We hope that the installation of the products of a world-famous food tech company in Kumamoto Prefecture will further contribute to the revitalization of the UX project.” (Ikuo Kabashima, Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture)
Source: BusinessInsider
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