User:Lin Lian/sandbox

Born in Toyama Prefecture, he graduated from the former Toyama Prefectural Fukuno Agricultural School (now Toyama Prefectural Nanto Fukuno High School) in 1946. He succeeded his father, Taichiro, who had been in the chicken breeding and improvement business since 1912. In 1952, he established Ise Co., Ltd. and became its president. He promoted the egg business on a large-scale farm equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, and established an integrated system that managed everything from feed production to breeding, egg collection, and shipping. He was involved in the development of the company's flagship product “Mori no Tamago” (forest eggs), “Ise no Tamago” (high-end brand eggs), and the “Tamago Plus” series containing DHA and coenzyme Q10[1].

In the New York Times of July 19, 1986, he was named “The US EGG KING” in recognition of his achievements. In China, the company operates in Guangzhou and Qingdao. In China, the company operates in Guangzhou and Qingdao, and in 2011 established a subsidiary in Singapore to serve as a hub for its egg-related business plans in ASEAN countries. As the world's largest egg manufacturer with a quality control system that integrates in-house management of all processes from feed production to raising and shipping, the company has introduced state-of-the-art breeding facilities and equipment, acquired “farm HACCP” for the first time in Japan, and is committed to food hygiene management as an industry leader through a traceability system, ISO9001, and voluntary inspections of radioactive materials. As a runner, the company is committed to food sanitation management. [1].

He is one of the world's leading art collectors and his collection is known as the Ise Collection; in 2016, he was selected by Christie's as one of the 100 collectors in the world, along with Leonardo DiCaprio and others [3]. He made a friendship with Andy Warhol and has visited the factory and purchased pieces such as Silver Liz directly from the artist himself [source needed]. He has also been active in supporting cultural activities, establishing the ISE Cultural Fund and the ISE Cultural Foundation. In addition to providing awards and grants for various activities centering on fine arts, music, and performing arts, the foundation contributes to the promotion of these activities by collecting, storing, conducting research, and exhibiting outstanding art works from Japan and abroad. In 2006, the French government awarded him the “Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” in recognition of his achievements in cultural exchange with foreign countries through art, and in 2002, he received the Minister of Foreign Affairs' Commendation[1].

On March 11, 2022, Ise Foods entered into corporate reorganization proceedings. The petitioners are Ise's eldest son and former president Shuntaro Ise and Aozora Bank. The total debt was 8 billion yen($52000000) at the time of the petition, but by November 2011 it had ballooned to 27.8 billion yen 8($178000000)against Ise personally. Although Ise, the company, and the trustee had promised to hold discussions over the ownership of the artworks, the trustees in bankruptcy insisted that all the artworks belonged to the company, and in November 2011, they sold several pieces at a Sotheby's auction. The trustees received approximately 8 billion yen ($58000000)from the sale of several pieces, including Monet, Renoir, Chagall, and Matisse [4].

An article in the Weekly Bunshun reported that Ise was the guardian of Kei Komuro and Mako Komuro, who is the second daughter of Akishinonomiya, but actually Ise sponsored the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, of which Akishinonomiya, Imperial Prince Fumihito, is the president. After the reorganization proceedings, the trustee of Ise Shokuhin sent a letter to Takuji Okuno, director of Akishino's Domestic Animal Resources Research Association, saying, “This office is requesting that you immediately withdraw these materials from our possession. We hereby request that you immediately take back the materials in question.