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Other Disclosures6405Suzumo Machinery Co.,Ltd.Machinery

2026 Survey of Attitudes Toward Japanese Food and Sushi

Suzumo Machinery conducted a survey of 600 people nationwide on attitudes toward Japanese cuisine and sushi, and published findings on sushi's popularity, preferences for quality, and acceptance of sushi robots. It also reported that its sushi robots and rice-serving robots ranked first in market share by both units sold and sales value in the global and domestic markets.

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Announced details

Sushi robotRice portioning robotS-Cube (sushi-making robot)ARESEA (rice-serving robot)
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)
SushiOmusubiRice bowlsFood service
Launch date2024 (S-Cube launched)
What the company reported numerically
Usage history

In use in more than 90 countries worldwide

Award/certification name

20th Foodservice Award 2023

Awarding / certifying body

Food Service Industry Press Association

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

6th Floor, Nakano Central Park East, 4-10-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo

In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.

Source (materials cited by the company)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, "Survey Results on the Number of Japanese Restaurants Overseas (2025)"

Japan Tourism Agency, "Consumption Trends among International Visitors to Japan: Results and Analysis of the Survey of Consumption Trends among Inbound Visitors, 2025 Annual Report"

Fuji Keizai, "Worldwide Robot-Related Market: Current Status and Future Outlook, 2025 Edition—Service Robots"

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredSushi robot, Rice portioning robot, S-Cube (sushi-making robot), ARESEA (rice-serving robot)
Launch date2024 (S-Cube launched)
Applicable areaSushi, Omusubi, Rice bowls, Food service
Award/certification name20th Foodservice Award 2023
Awarding / certifying bodyFood Service Industry Press Association
Location6th Floor, Nakano Central Park East, 4-10-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Usage historyIn use in more than 90 countries worldwide
SourceMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, "Survey Results on the Number of Japanese Restaurants Overseas (2025)", Japan Tourism Agency, "Consumption Trends among International Visitors to Japan: Results and Analysis of the Survey of Consumption Trends among Inbound Visitors, 2025 Annual Report", Fuji Keizai, "Worldwide Robot-Related Market: Current Status and Future Outlook, 2025 Edition—Service Robots"
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CounterpartyCounterparty overviewRelationship with the CompanyContract ValueOffering priceContract DateRegistration number and expiry dateLocation scaleQuantitative EffectsImpact on Business Performance

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To understand the Japanese foods that people in Japan would recommend or introduce to people overseas, how they eat sushi amid rising prices, the forms of sushi they would like to see expanded overseas, and attitudes toward mechanization, ahead of "Sushi Day" on 1 November and "Washoku Day" on 24 November.

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