By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
April 7, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Wearing plastic jackets, hairnets and face masks, participants of a factory tour at Umami Science Square listen to the guide’s lecture. (PHOTO by Lisa Vogt)
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