World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Japanese bamboo chopsticks draw strong sales in South Korea
Japanese bamboo chopsticks are gaining fans in South Korea.
The maker, Yamachiku, produces the chopsticks from natural bamboo grown in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture.
A TV shopping appearance sold 140,000 pairs in 40 minutes.
That is a large number of pairs sold in a short time.
The sales show strong interest in the product among South Korean shoppers.
The available information does not say what Yamachiku plans to do next.
Japanese-made bamboo chopsticks have gained a following in South Korea.
One maker sold more than 100,000 pairs in a little more than half an hour on a TV shopping program.
The article’s subheading says Yamachiku’s chopsticks moved 140,000 pairs in 40 minutes.
Yamachiku’s chopsticks are made from natural bamboo grown in Kumamoto prefecture.
- Who
- Yamachiku, a maker of Japanese bamboo chopsticks.
- What
- Its chopsticks gained a following in South Korea and sold strongly on a TV shopping program.
- When
- The sales took place during a TV shopping program; the date is not stated.
- Where
- South Korea; the bamboo is grown in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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- TV shopping sales
- More than 100,000 pairs sold in a little more than half an hour, according to the article text
- Subheading sales figure
- 140,000 pairs in 40 minutes
- Bamboo origin
- Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
- Market
- South Korea