UTSUNOMIYA, Japan -- A Japanese producer of shiitake mushroom spawn is trying to cultivate the Vietnamese market by selling spawn that can grow on local trees, looking for new growth in Southeast Asia as Japan's population ages and shrinks.
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Japanese shiitake mushroom producer eyes Vietnam market
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A Vietnamese grower for Hokken holds some of the shiitake mushrooms now being grown in the country. (Hokken)
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