User:Yorfox16/Naru Takano

Naru Takano (髙野済,August 2, 1962) is a product planning and business development producer, founder (president) of Find News Inc. and an essentialist.Producer of aroma space design and soil. He is an auditor of the Japan Specialty Agricultural Products Association, Regional Specialty Meister (Herb).Former director of NPO Organic.japan.Former Director of Organic Village Japan Inc. Former Outside Director and Audit Committee Member of I.K. Inc .His nickname as an herbalist is HERBMAN.

Personal life
August 2, 1962, he was born in Oita Prefecture.Graduated from Oita Yushirodai High School, Oita Prefecture, and from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics, Oita University.He provides guidance on herb-related production and processing (drying, extraction, freezing, and paste technologies, etc.) and organic products to domestic and overseas production areas, as well as product planning, marketing, and project launch related to the products, consulting on the use of marche and other events, and support for business building in cooperation with overseas universities.He also designs and develops products for international hotel health care boutiques and spa-related products (spa cosmetics, spa cuisine, spa beverages, etc.).On April 26, 1990, he founded and became the president of FIND NEWs, Inc.He develops, researches, produces, and markets Calvadil and other herb-related and organic products as "herbs to eat and drink".He also conducted basic research data on useful plants, analyzed the functions of the same plant by location of cultivation, and conducted other collaborative research and data storage by providing raw materials.He proposes a new value-added agriculture that combines environmental value and nutritional value based on data, and is involved in many pesticide-free indoor cultivation and organic field cultivation projects.He is also a production area brand strategist and a pioneer of 6th industrialization.

In April 1990, Takano founded Find News Inc. in Nakajima-higashi, Oita City, Oita Prefecture.

In 1991, Takano graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Oita University. In June of the same year, he began research on the functionality of herbs in collaboration with the Oita Prefectural Industrial Science and Technology Center.

In April 1992,the company began contract farming by researching agricultural techniques with universities and local governments, and teaching herb production without pesticides and chemical fertilizers, in which the elderly could also participate.

In July 1995, an herb R&D plant was established in Shimogori, Oita City, Oita Prefecture. Impressed by organic certification systems and fair trade in Europe and the U.S., the company began full-scale research into organic cultivation and processing techniques.

In 1998, Takano established FIND NEWS USA in California, U.S.A. with DBA. In the same year, he became an advisor for regional development in Oita Prefecture.

In 1999, Takano became a part-time lecturer on venture business at Fukuoka University.

In 2000, Takano became a part-time lecturer at the Venture Business Laboratory of Oita University.

In 2001, Takano won the Patent Challenge Contest. He Participated in the Royal Project in Thailand.

In 2002, Takano Participated in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Urban Area Industry-Academia-Government Project Life Science "Development of Technologies and Products to Protect Food Safety and Health and Improve the Quality of Welfare for the Elderly".

In October 2003, Find News, Inc. moved to Ajimui-cho, Usa City, Oita Prefecture, and started a herb research farm and development plant.

In 2004, Takano appeared in the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency program "Enterprise Future Challenge 21. In the same year, Oita Prefecture was chosen as the first special agricultural zone . He signed with Ajimuin Town, Usa County, Oita Prefecture (now Ajimuin Town, Usa City).

In April 2006, Takano filed a patent application for "Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor by Plants" in collaboration with Oita Prefectural Industrial Science and Technology Center and National University Corporation Oita University.

In 2006, Takano was appointed as an advisor to support entrepreneurs in Oita Prefecture.

In 2007, Takano was certified as a Regional Specialty Meister by the Japan Specialty Agricultural Products Association (item: herbs). In the same year, he was appointed as an advisor for the JETRO Japan-France Spa Cosmetics Project RIT project.

In September 2008, Takano developed and created an original fragrance using natural ingredients at Breeze Breeze (Kita-ku, Osaka City), the first of its kind in Japan for a commercial facility.

In December 2010, Takano was granted a patent for "platelet aggregation inhibitor" (patent number: 4649632).

On August 19, 2011, Inspire Technology Resource Management Inc. selected Find News Inc. as its investment partner.

2013- "Fresh Basil Sauce", "Genovese Sauce", and "Petit Petit Mustard" products from Find News Inc. are recognized as "Usa Brand" by Usa City, Oita Prefecture.

In February 25, 2013, JA Bank Agri-Eco Support Fund "Agri-Eco Fund Investment" Selects Find News, Inc.

In August 2015, Takano was appointed as an outside director of I.K., Inc.

August 2016 - August 2019, Director and Auditor, I.K., Inc. (Retired August 2019).

Episode
The name of the company Takano founded in 1990, "FIND NEWS," was derived from a note written on the blackboard by his English teacher when he was a first-year student at Oita Yushirodai High School: "N, E, W, S stand for east, west, south, north, and south.When he founded the company, he named it FIND NEWS, based on the idea of "learning from the past and knowing the new" (a proverb meaning to inquire about the old and learn the new).

He was advised by his life mentor, Joel Wollner, that the explanation FIND NEW PRODUCTS, FIND NEW WAYS is easier to understand in English-speaking countries.

Masaaki Koike, the founder of Saaki Corporation, whom he met when he first established his company, told him that if he intended to develop products, he would have to do at least 1,000 kinds. When I excitedly reported to Koike that I had achieved 1,000 kinds of product development in the 15th year after the company's establishment, he said he did not remember.

Production, Business, Research, Activities
In 1997


 * On August 1, an article appeared in the August 1997 issue of the Oita Prefecture Gazette Oita.


 * On February 27, an article introducing the company as a venture company appeared in the first issue of Recruit's "Entre" magazine.

In 1998


 * Oita Prefectural Industrial Science and Technology Center "Research on Antioxidant Properties of Sweet Basil Grown in Oita Prefecture" 1998 research report is published.


 * In 1998
 * On November 9, Takano spoke on the subject "Various Herbal Products" at the second meeting of the Kyushu New Business Conference (Kyushu NBC) for the creation and development of new business (Venture Plaza February Meeting).




 * In 1999
 * On December 7, Fukuoka Venture Market, an initiative of Fukuoka Prefecture to support ambitious small and medium-sized companies and venture businesses. He gave a lecture titled "Herb Granite Business Using Organic Herbs as Raw Materials".


 * In 2000
 * Oita Prefectural Industrial Science and Technology Center, "Research on Antioxidant Properties of Sweet Basil Grown in Oita Prefecture (3rd Report)," a research report for fiscal year 2000, was published.


 * In 2002
 * Takano participated in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Urban Area Industry-Academia-Government Project Life Science "Development of Technologies and Products to Protect Food Safety and Health and Improve the Quality of Welfare for the Elderly".


 * In 2004
 * Takano was a featured speaker at the Tokyo Labor Management Research Institute's "Herbal Foods: An Untapped Market! The Challenge of Venture Business in Oita Prefecture".
 * On May 26, he gave a lecture titled "The Challenge of a Manufacturer Specializing in Herbal Product Development" at the Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center's Symposium on Advanced Technology - Technology and Management of Sparkling Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises from Fukuoka, Kyushu. and gave a lecture titled "The Challenge of a Company Specializing in the Development of Herbal Products!".


 * In 2005
 * Takano spoke on "Antioxidant Properties of Herbs on Foods" at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Home Economics Research and Presentation Abstracts.


 * In 2006
 * May 12, Japan Science and Technology Agency. "Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor" patent details published.
 * Life Science Related Patent Information, Published Patent Gazette (A) "Glutathione S-transferase activity inducer.
 * On June 16, at the "Struggle of a Local Marketer to Energize Oita," a mini-product development project using products from the store was held at the Genki Koubou in Oita Prefecture.
 * On July 3, Takano participated in product development at the Good Design Development Project of the Oita Prefectural Industrial Science and Technology Center for "The Struggle of a Regional Marketer to Energize Oita"..


 * In 2007
 * In March, Japan Research Institute, Inc. sponsored "Procedures for JAPAN Brand Initiatives: Learning from Case Studies of Initiatives in Various Locations.He participated in the "Herb & Harvest OITA" project of the Oita Prefecture Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, developing an original brand of high-end side dishes that match herbs with a variety of prefectural ingredients.


 * In 2010
 * On February 18, Takano spoke as a lecturer for a practical R&D company at the 5th Regional Vitality Discovery School, held by the Planning Division, Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, on the theme of "Initiatives for Regional Vitality-type Agricultural Ventures.


 * In 2010
 * November 5, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) publishes "Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor" patent details.

In 2011

On March 27, Takano spoke at the Good Company Training School on "The Domestic Agribusiness Environment from an Agricultural Fund Operator's Perspective - A Study of the Environment Surrounding the Domestic Agribusiness through Case Studies".


 * In 2012
 * On July 31, Takano supported agriculture at the Edible Garden.


 * In 2013
 * November 25, "Collaborative Space" to generate ideas for Nissan Keizai Business.


 * In 2015
 * On July 16, Takano spoke at a lecture for professionals at Oita Yushirodai High School.


 * In 2020
 * On September 2, Takano product planned, manufactured and sold at Fund News the "Genoa Sauce with Fresh Basil", a series of basil sauces by Chef Yoshimi Hidaka of Aqua Pazza.

In 2022


 * On July 19, the August 2022 issue of "Monthly Specialty Cuisine" (Shibata Shoten) published the 19th installment of an interview with Kenji Yamamoto, "Yama-Ken Asks! on the serial page of Kenji Yamamoto..

In 2022

On September 22, he appeared in the "Today's A set meal" corner of Bunka Hoso's "Kunimaru Shokudo (Kunimaru Nomura Announcer)".

December 11, FLASH "Strawberries, watermelons, and melons are also pesticide-free! Aiming for "wealthy country and strong  agriaagriculture" / Announcer Chiho Kusaka's "Let's hear it only from me"" on December 11, 2012.