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Associated Press
27-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program organized by JCDC
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 26, 2025-- The Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program, organized by the Japanese non-profit organization JCDC (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yoshihiro Murata), is a training program supported by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), with the aim of developing human resources to promote Japanese food, dietary culture and Japanese ingredients overseas. The program has been held every year since 2016, and to date more than 200 chefs have participated and are now active in countries around the world. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: This year's program completers After undergoing a month of online training, the nine young chefs, who were selected from countries around the world, came to Japan in late August and underwent about six months of practical training in the kitchens of famous Japanese restaurants in Kyoto and Tokyo, based on the fundamental techniques of Japanese cuisine that they had learned at one of Japan's leading culinary schools. At the end of their training, they took an exam based on the guidelines of the Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries, and four of them received a Silver Certification and five received a Bronze Certification. It is hoped that they will put their knowledge of Japanese food culture and skills in Japanese cuisine to good use in their home countries. This program is held every year with the support of the Japanese government for foreign chefs who want to learn authentic Japanese cuisine. Information about applications for 2025 will be announced on the JCDC website in May or later. [List of 2024 training program graduates] *See attached PDF. View source version on CONTACT: Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Aya Hamasuna Mail: [email protected] TEL: 81-80-5682-0463 SOURCE: Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/26/2025 08:30 PM/DISC: 03/26/2025 08:33 PM
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program organized by JCDC
Nine new foreign chefs have completed the JCDC program TOKYO, March 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program, organized by the Japanese non-profit organization JCDC (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yoshihiro Murata), is a training program supported by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), with the aim of developing human resources to promote Japanese food, dietary culture and Japanese ingredients overseas. The program has been held every year since 2016, and to date more than 200 chefs have participated and are now active in countries around the world. After undergoing a month of online training, the nine young chefs, who were selected from countries around the world, came to Japan in late August and underwent about six months of practical training in the kitchens of famous Japanese restaurants in Kyoto and Tokyo, based on the fundamental techniques of Japanese cuisine that they had learned at one of Japan's leading culinary schools. At the end of their training, they took an exam based on the guidelines of the Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries, and four of them received a Silver Certification and five received a Bronze Certification. It is hoped that they will put their knowledge of Japanese food culture and skills in Japanese cuisine to good use in their home countries. This program is held every year with the support of the Japanese government for foreign chefs who want to learn authentic Japanese cuisine. Information about applications for 2025 will be announced on the JCDC website in May or later. [Training partner school]Taiwa Gakuen Kyoto Culinary Art College [Training cooperation restaurants]Kikunoi Honten Tankuma Kitamise Arashiyama Kumahiko Kinobu Takeshigero Uosaburo Shichi Jyu Ni Kou Akasaka Asada Sakae-Zushi [Educational content for online training] [Guidelines for Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries] [List of 2024 training program graduates] *See attached PDF. View source version on Contacts Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Aya HamasunaMail: aya@ TEL: 81-80-5682-0463 Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Project by JCDC: Support for Opening Japanese Cuisine Courses and Dispatching Instructors to Overseas Culinary Schools
Japanese chefs were dispatched to culinary schools in Türkiye and India to hold Japanese cooking classes in collaboration with local chefs. TOKYO, March 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While Japanese restaurants overseas continue to proliferate (According to the latest survey, there are 187,000 stores, which is about a 20% increase since 2021.), there is a shortage of chefs with the specialized knowledge and skills in Japanese cuisine, as well as instructors capable of teaching the techniques of Japanese cooking at culinary schools order to make up for this shortage and further promote Japanese cuisine, food culture and ingredients, JCDC (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yoshihiro Murata) has started a project to dispatch Japanese chefs to overseas culinary schools and other institutions that want to set up Japanese cuisine courses with the aim of teaching correct knowledge and cooking methods for Japanese cuisine, food culture and ingredients, with the cooperation of local Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassadors, the Certification Body and graduates of past JCDC program. In this first year of the project, we have taken this ambitious initiative to Turkey and commented that "until now I thought that ramen and sushi were the only traditional Japanese dishes, but now I finally understand how important dashi is!", "it was completely different from what I had imagined. This lecture has changed the way I look at Japanese food", "I want to know more about Japanese food and how it has evolved to the present day", and so on. [Countries where events were held in 2024]A. Istanbul, Türkiye-Title: "Japon Mutfak Sanatlari Egitimi Ozel Semineri" * Held as part of the events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Establishment of Japan-Türkiye Diplomatic Relations - Location: USLA (Ulslararast Servis & Lezzet Akademisi) - Dispatched instructor: Kimio Nonaga (Third generation owner/chef of Nihonbashi Yukari, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador, A regular member of All Japan Food Association) - Cooperative local instructor:Shun-ichi Horikoshi (Owner/Chef of Itsumi, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador) Sinan Damgacioglu (Partner of Uzakdogu Mutfak Akademisi Eğitim ve Danışmanlık A.Ş., Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador; A graduate of the JCDC program for 2016.)Didem Yalçınkaya (Chef & Owner, Oishii Wok & Sushi; A graduate of the JCDC program for 2022.) - Organized byJapanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Uzakdoğu Mutfak Akademisi (The Certification Body) USLA (Ulslararast Servis & Lezzet Akademisi) - Sponsored byMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) - Cooperated byAll Japan Food Association (AJFA) B. Goa, India- Title: "Honoring Nature's Gifts -- Introduction to Traditional Japanese Cuisine" - Location: IHM (Institute of Hotel Management), Goahttps:// - Dispatched instructor: Kiyoyuki Ichimaida (Professor of Japanese cuisine at Hattori Nutrition College) - Cooperative local instructor:Brehadeesh Kumar (Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador, Chief chef of Ginkgo (Japanese Food and Ingredient Supporter Store); A graduate of the JCDC program for 2022.) - Organized byJapanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) - Sponsored byMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) - Cooperated byEmbassy of Japan in IndiaInstitute of Hotel Management, GoaHattori Nutrition CollegeHal YamashitaKai India, etc. [The certification program of Japanese Food and Ingredient Supporter Stores Overseas] [Guidelines for Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries] View source version on Contacts Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Aya HamasunaMail: aya@ TEL: 81-80-5682-0463
