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Osaka Gov Hashimoto adopts 'SMAP meal set'

Wednesday 09th April, 07:39 AM JST

OSAKA —

The Osaka prefectural government on Tuesday said it has adopted a new meal set for its employees. The meal was originally developed by pop group SMAP when Osaka Gov Toru Hashimoto appeared on their TV program in March. During the program, Hashimoto told SMAP: “I wish to serve it in our cafeteria for our employees.”

The new meal, which costs 700 yen, features udon noodles and Chinese fried rice. Fifty sets are available a day.

5 Comments

  • GrouchyGaijin at 09:27 AM JST - 9th April

    Healthy Kansai Diet: Udon & Fried Rice. Osaka is the stomach cancer capital of Japan (Min of Health!)

  • Altria at 01:08 PM JST - 9th April

    Udon and fried rice, huh? I can see why the Smap boys scored their own cooking show!

  • WhatJapanThinks at 01:18 PM JST - 9th April

    Hashimoto is supposed to be slashing budgets everywhere, so I wonder how much he is having to shell out to use the SMAP logo and the rest?

    Oh, and 700 yen for an employee meal is rather expensive, especially for something as basic as udon rice.

  • curlygene at 07:47 AM JST - 10th April

    This is good. It reminds me that JT has something for everyone: from the thinkers to the slack-jawed. And it reports on everyone: from the serious to...

  • romulus3 at 05:35 PM JST - 10th April

    WOW YOU CAN EAT AND THROW UP WHEN YOU HERE THAT AWFUL SONGS THAT IS PLAYED EVERYWHERE

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