Hokusei North America CEO Shotaro Tomita was recently featured in Lighthouse Magazine a print and online publication for Japanese-speaking populations in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. As part of Lighthouse's ongoing "My Turning Point" (私の転機) series of articles, Mr. Tomita describes his dreams as a young student, his experiences and education received while working for his family's business, [...]
On November 4, Hokusei Products of Japan announced a new partnership with Imperial Yeast, a leading and highly-respected producer of beer yeast based in Portland, Ore. The alliance between the two companies was initially shared at a brewers' seminar organized by Hokusei and taking place at Sakazuki Brewing in Tokyo. Initially, Hokusei shared important information about Oregon Fruit Products' fruit [...]
The recent Oregon Pop-Up Shop organized by Hokusei Products drew the attention of local Japanese media. The event, which took place from October 31 to November 2, was a unique opportunity for residents of Toyama, Japan (Oregon's sister state) to browse, sample, and buy various Oregon-made products from companies such as Portland Gear, Columbia, Leatherman, and numerous wineries. Given this [...]
Hokusei Products in Japan is taking on the lead organizer role for the "Oregon Pop Up Shop" event taking place from October 31 to November 2, in Toyama City, the capital of Toyama Prefecture, Oregon's sister state. The event, which will take place in the Maroot event space in Toyama Station, will feature products from a number of Oregon [...]
On August 19, Hokusei Products in Japan hosted a craft beer and puree tasting event for Japanese brewers. The event called, "Beer, Bananas, and Puree" was held at Buzzed Lamb in Tokyo. The seminar setting was a charming spare room in the brewery's building, a renovated traditional Japanese house. 30 brewers from 25 breweries attended the event, where they were [...]
On August 19 (Tue), Hokusei Products (Hokusei North America's parent company) will host a seminar for Japanese craft brewers. Taking place at Buzzed Lamb Brewing, this seminar will focus on Oregon Fruit Company's (OFC) purees, and be lead by Ms. Yurie Wata, Hokusei's manager in charge of OFC puree sales. During the seminar, brewers will be able to sample a [...]
Following their recent trip to Southern California, the Hokusei Products team from Japan recently returned to Oregon. The purpose of this most recent trip to the Greater Portland area was to hold a wide series of meetings with various business partners, including Oregon Fruit Company, the Japan-America Society of Oregon, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Business Oregon, and Nippon Express, [...]
Earlier this month, teams from both Hokusei Products in Japan and Hokusei North America in Portland met in Southern California. The purpose of the trip was to research potential new business opportunities related to metals recycling. With this objective in mind, the joint Hokusei group held meetings with businesses that have experience in recycling scrap aluminum and copper materials. One [...]
Earlier this month, Hokusei North America (HNA) welcomed some very important visitors to Oregon. On May 20th representatives from ANA Trading and ANA Foods, member companies in All Nippon Airways Holdings Inc. The purpose of the visit was to meet with and inspect various fruit processing companies in Oregon. During their visit, the ANA team visited Oregon Fruit Company's [...]
Team members from both Hokusei Products (Japan) and Hokusei North America (USA) will be on site for the Hood to Fuji beer festival (www.hoodtofuji.com) held in Tokyo on April 19 and 20. Taking place biennially, Hood to Fuji is a a celebration of collaboration between brewers and cider makers in Japan and Oregon. For Hood to Fuji 2025, 25 teams [...]