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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://toad.social/users/minorusaba/statuses/115126002931458359">Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 08:37:01 JST</a><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba" title="minorusaba@toad.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/139443-48-20230930221108.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Minoru Saba" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Minoru Saba</a><div><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/115115632282491602" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>"South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers known as shoyu-tai in Japan"<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/31/south-australia-bans-soy-sauce-fish-packets-in-world-first-to-cut-single-use-plastics" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/31/south-australia-bans-soy-sauce-fish-packets-in-world-first-to-cut-single-use-plastics</a><br>🔸Haven't seen them for a while, but thought they were called "Luncharm" (ランチャーム), an abbreviation of "make your lunch charming"[1, 2].<br>Don't usually need extra soy sauce in an ekiben[3], so for me they tend to be a distraction.</p><p>1. <a href="https://www.asahi-so.co.jp/lunch/" rel="nofollow">https://www.asahi-so.co.jp/lunch/</a><br>2. <a href="https://www.benbrowton.com/post/luncharm" rel="nofollow">https://www.benbrowton.com/post/luncharm</a><br>3. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekiben" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekiben</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5563324#notice-10936319">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-09-01T08:37:01+09:00" title="Monday, 01-Sep-2025 08:37:01 JST">about 7 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/115126002931458359" rel="external" title="Sent from toad.social via ActivityPub">toad.social</a></span></span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/115126002931458359">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5146919">Photograph of several fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers arranged like a shoal on a pale blue background with one dispenser caught in the grip of a pair of chopsticks. The photograph accompanies The Guardian article of 31 August 2025 with the title "Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first".
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"South Australia will be the first place in the world to ban fish-shaped soy sauce dispensers. Photograph: MelanieMaya/Getty Images"</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.toad.social/media_attachments/files/115/125/894/894/425/106/original/c809b7d8e5486089.png" rel="external">https://cdn.toad.social/media_attachments/files/115/125/894/894/425/106/original/c809b7d8e5486089.png</a></li><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/31/south-australia-bans-soy-sauce-fish-packets-in-world-first-to-cut-single-use-plastics">Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first</a></h5><div> from <span>https://www.theguardian.com/profile/eelemarni-close-brown</span></div></header><div>South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers known as shoyu-tai in Japan</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: www.asahi-so.co.jp</div><h5><a href="https://www.asahi-so.co.jp/lunch/">ランチャーム | 株式会社旭創業</a></h5><div></div></header><div>食品関連資材･調理用消耗品の製造・販売なら旭創業へ。こちらはたれびん・ランチャームのページになります。</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: static.wixstatic.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.benbrowton.com/post/luncharm">Luncharm...</a></h5><div> from <span>Ben Browton</span></div></header><div>｢A plastic container of soy sauce in the shape of a fish, which is always included when you buy a bento. This disposable seasoning plastic container "Luncharm" was developed by Teruo Watanabe, the founder of Asahi.Inspiration of 1954; at one point conviction came to the mind of Teruo, who was reading the economic paper from corner to corner. "The era of economical polyethylene is about to come". At that time, the containers for soy sauce and other items in lunch boxes were all made of glass or p</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: upload.wikimedia.org</div><h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekiben">Ekiben</a></h5><div></div></header><div>Ekiben (駅弁; railway bento) are a specific type of bento boxed meals, sold on trains and at train stations in Japan. They come with disposable chopsticks (when necessary) or spoons. Ekiben containers can be made from plastic, wood, or ceramic. Many train stations have become famous for their ekiben made from local food specialties (tokusanhin). 
Ekiben were first sold in railway stations in the late 19th century, and developed at a time when meals on trains were necessary during a long train journey. The popularity of ekiben reached a peak in the 1980s, but declined as air travel became more affordable and trains became faster. However, numerous types of ekiben can still be purchased at stands in the station, on the platform, or on the train itself, some of which may be presented in unique containers that can serve as souvenirs or collectibles. Despite undergoing a decline in popularity in the 1990s and 2000s, ekiben remains popular among...</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Sep-2025 08:37:01 JST Minoru Saba
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"South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers known as shoyu-tai in Japan"
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/31/south-australia-bans-soy-sauce-fish-packets-in-world-first-to-cut-single-use-plastics
🔸Haven't seen them for a while, but thought they were called "Luncharm" (ランチャーム), an abbreviation of "make your lunch charming"[1, 2].
Don't usually need extra soy sauce in an ekiben[3], so for me they tend to be a distraction.
1. https://www.asahi-so.co.jp/lunch/
2. https://www.benbrowton.com/post/luncharm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekiben
In conversationabout 7 months ago from toad.socialpermalink
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1. Photograph of several fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers arranged like a shoal on a pale blue background with one dispenser caught in the grip of a pair of chopsticks. The photograph accompanies The Guardian article of 31 August 2025 with the title "Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first". Text of the caption under the photograph: "South Australia will be the first place in the world to ban fish-shaped soy sauce dispensers. Photograph: MelanieMaya/Getty Images"
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  Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first
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  South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers known as shoyu-tai in Japan
3. Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: www.asahi-so.co.jp
  ランチャーム | 株式会社旭創業
  食品関連資材･調理用消耗品の製造・販売なら旭創業へ。こちらはたれびん・ランチャームのページになります。
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  Luncharm...
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  ｢A plastic container of soy sauce in the shape of a fish, which is always included when you buy a bento. This disposable seasoning plastic container "Luncharm" was developed by Teruo Watanabe, the founder of Asahi.Inspiration of 1954; at one point conviction came to the mind of Teruo, who was reading the economic paper from corner to corner. "The era of economical polyethylene is about to come". At that time, the containers for soy sauce and other items in lunch boxes were all made of glass or p
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  Ekiben
  Ekiben (駅弁; railway bento) are a specific type of bento boxed meals, sold on trains and at train stations in Japan. They come with disposable chopsticks (when necessary) or spoons. Ekiben containers can be made from plastic, wood, or ceramic. Many train stations have become famous for their ekiben made from local food specialties (tokusanhin). Ekiben were first sold in railway stations in the late 19th century, and developed at a time when meals on trains were necessary during a long train journey. The popularity of ekiben reached a peak in the 1980s, but declined as air travel became more affordable and trains became faster. However, numerous types of ekiben can still be purchased at stands in the station, on the platform, or on the train itself, some of which may be presented in unique containers that can serve as souvenirs or collectibles. Despite undergoing a decline in popularity in the 1990s and 2000s, ekiben remains popular among...

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