Part 1
This specially packed food is designed as emergency food.
What is, "canned bread"?
This took a lot of trial and error.
What is, "creating canned bread"?
A terrible tsunami struck this country.
What is, "Sri Lanka"?
This happens with delight as they eat the bread.
What is, "children's faces light up"?
It was so depressing to have only these to eat.
What is, "hard biscuits"?
Canning is a way to preserve food which has been done for many generations.
What is, "a time-honored way"?
These came from companies and local governments from all over Japan.
What is, "orders for Akimoto's canned bread"?
This system started in 2009.
What is, "the Kyu-Can-Cho Project"?
Immediately after the earthquake a baker baked these and sent them to the victims.
What is, "2000 rolls"?
What is, "the bread stuck to the can and would not come out"?
In Japan, canned bread is thrown away as this day approaches.
What is, "the best-before date"?
This system works well for everyone:
What is, "Akimoto, the customers who donate canned bread, and the people who eat it"?
The idea of canned bread originated in this earthquake in 1995.
What is, "the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake"?
To prevent mold from growing in the can, Akimoto put the bread dough in a can and placed it into a hot oven.
What is, "baking the bread and sterilizing the can at the same time"?
This is what Akimoto now needed to do because he was asked to dispose old stock.
What is, "prevent his bread from going to waste"?
Purchasers of canned bread receive this a year before the best-before date.
What is, "a replacement set"?
Someone acts in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful. Hint: phrase
What is, "rise to the challenge"?
To be completely successful or effective.
Hint: He wrapped the dough in paper before baking it. That...
What is, "worked like a charm"?
This was Akimoto's idea to deal with the canned bread thrown away in Japan.
What is, "Let's give the cans to people around the world that need bread right now"?
This makes Akimoto feel so proud and rewarded.
What is, "to bring a moment of happiness to a hungry person"?