By MAKOTO TSUCHIYA/ Staff Writer
November 18, 2021 at 19:00 JST
Kazuhide Sekiyama, representative executive officer of Spiber Inc., speaks at a news conference about the Moon Parka, which was jointly developed with apparel maker Goldwin, in Tokyo in December 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--A biotechnology startup based here is drawing major attention from investors for its development of spider silk for use as a synthetic fiber. [Read More]
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
