Writer Yoji Yamaguchi Introduces Japanese Food Culture Across Japan on J-WAVE's 'PLENUS RICE TO BE HERE'

Plenus Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ginza, Chuo-ku; President and Executive Officer: Shiro Kaneko) operates 2,822 stores nationwide as of the end of March 2026, including the takeaway bento chain "Hotto Motto," the set meal restaurant chain "Yayoi-ken," the shabu-shabu and authentic dim sum restaurant "MK Restaurant," and the ramen shop "KAYAVA."

The radio program 'PLENUS RICE TO BE HERE,' provided by our company on J-WAVE (81.3FM), which unravels Japanese culture transmitted in various regions through food, will celebrate its fourth year on Wednesday, April 1st.

The navigator is writer Yoji Yamaguchi. Mr. Yamaguchi's style of visiting local areas, researching local customs and history, and introducing them has gained support. Listeners have commented, "I'm surprised by the relationship between history and food," and "The content makes me want to go there and eat, and recommend it to others." Approximately 220,000 people listen every week.

Mr. Yamaguchi also sent the following message: "In the fourth year, with the feeling of sharing 'the same table' with our listeners. We will connect everyone's daily lives with the scenery of Japan through the power of words, brightly, clearly, enjoyably, and deeply, telling the stories of rice, meals, and life in various regions."

From March 30th to April 2nd, the program is broadcasting under the theme "Polishing Deliciousness." Please look forward to future broadcasts.

Navigator Profile

Yoji Yamaguchi Born in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture in 1963 (Showa 38). Professor at the Faculty of Information Design, Heisei International University, and Professor at the Faculty of Tourism, Takarazuka University of Medical and Health Care. Emeritus Professor at Daito Bunka University. Doctor (Chinese Studies).

After graduating from the Faculty of Literature, Daito Bunka University, he studied at the same university's graduate school and the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Institut des Hautes Études Chinoises in France. After serving as a joint researcher at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, and a professor at the Faculty of Literature, Daito Bunka University, he assumed his current position.

His specialties are philology, bibliography, and the history of the Japanese language. He is also involved in the establishment of new faculties and research institutes at Heisei International University and Takarazuka University of Medical and Health Care, while also working as a writer, radio personality, illustrator, and calligrapher.

'PLENUS RICE TO BE HERE' Overview