Episode 662: Soul Food & Systems: Koji Kanematsu's Blueprint for the Scalable Japanese Street Food

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Apr 3, 202657:11Business

Koji Kanematsu, the founder of Onigilly Japanese Kitchen , who shares his nearly 20-year journey of introducing Japanese rice balls to the American market. Transitioning from a background in tech startups, Koji applied a...

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