2023.5.23. / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry introduces trans-regional regionally based collective trademark project.

On April 14, 2023, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry sent out information about a new product, a bonito shaver, jointly developed by "Ibusuki Katsuobushi" of Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and "Miki Hardware" of Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture, with the cooperation of a regional collective trademark.

Miki Kanamono" and "Ibusuki dried bonito flakes" were granted regional collective trademarks in 2008 and 2020, respectively.

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry:
https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2023/04/20230414004/20230414004.html

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