A charity event supporting Kumamoto with Taiwan-grown rice will be held at KITTE Osaka in Osaka, with GANKO and other companies participating. Osaka-style pressed sushi served at the venue will be free, and donations will be used to support victims of the Kumamoto earthquake.
KANEMATSU CORPORATION announced that it will hold a charity event supporting Kumamoto with Taiwan-grown rice at KITTE Osaka on 4 November, in collaboration with Taiwan Premium Rice Enterprise Ltd., 株式会社GANKO and 伊丹産業株式会社. At the event, chefs from GANKO will serve free Osaka-style pressed sushi made with Taiwan-grown rice.
Visitors will be invited to make donations to support the disaster-affected areas. The donations will be sent to the affected areas through Kumamoto Prefecture, and visitors who donate ¥300 or more are scheduled to receive 900 grams of Taiwan-grown rice.
The event details state that it will be held on 4 November 2026 (Wednesday), from 11:00 to 19:00, at the KITTE Osaka B1F Sunken Garden, 3-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka. Distribution of the Osaka-style pressed sushi will end once the planned quantity of 1,000 servings has been reached.
The announcement was issued through KYODO NEWS PRWIRE, the press release distribution media outlet of the Kyodo News Group, and the company is identified as KANEMATSU CORPORATION.