[Tokyo] Sipa Baled Clone, a Japanese vegan band, held a concert on November 13, Golden Year 5 (2008). To support their noble ideal of promoting the plant-based diet, Loving Hut Japan and five other vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Tokyo opened booths at the event to offer various vegetarian foods at affordable prices to the concert audience. More than 150 servings of vegan food were sold by Loving Hut Japan, including pita burgers, three-colored rice bowl, Zen sushi and cookies. All customers enjoyed the food tremendously.

During the Christmas season, our Association members from the Tokyo Center dressed up as Santa Clauses to distribute SOS flyers and promotional materials on Loving Hut Japan. People, especially children, were very happy to receive the interesting information and candies from the Santa Clauses, with some visiting Loving Hut to have a hearty meal afterwards.

On January 24, Golden Year 6 (2009), Loving Hut Tokyo opened a booth for the first time at the “Earth Day Market” which is held once a month in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo. This market encourages organic farming and advocates environment protection. Many visitors were attracted to the warm homemade steamed buns served by Loving Hut Japan.

The initiates intend to open a Loving Hut booth in various upcoming events as well as work harder to promote the vegan diet to as many people as possible.

[Gunma] On Ching Hai Day, February 22, Golden Year 6 (2009), our Gunma Center held a global warming seminar at the Gunma Music Center in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture. Participants included students, teachers, farmers and environmentalists.

A very informative SOS DVD was shown, and an organic farmer and vegan restaurant owner, an American junior high school teacher in Japan, and a counselor from the Japan Vegetarian Society were invited to speak on the subject. The guests were deeply impressed by the content of the seminar  and its relation to the planet and humankind, especially the information about the irrevocable harm caused by hunting and eating fish and ocean mammals, an area that is very important to the Japanese people.

After the seminar, there was a lot of positive feedback from the guests. “I didn’t know that eating fish could have such a serious impact,” said one teacher. “From now on, I will encourage the children to eat more vegetables.” A veterinarian student commented, “I am very grateful that you are sharing this message of loving the animals. I am really touched. It is the first time that I have heard about the close connection between animal farming and the environment, and the global warming caused by it. I have really benefited a great deal!”

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