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Resource: The Japanese Exotic Mushroom JournalA one-stop, professional resource for professional mushroom farmers. We are the leading source of information about Japanese growing systems and mushroom cultivation techniques.Japan is recognized as a worldwide front-runner in producing high-quality and efficient exotic mushrooms. The Japanese Exotic Mushroom Journal is the sole publication that is entirely devoted to sharing this knowledge and adapting it to different market conditions worldwide.
If you are a discerning farmer looking for tried and tested mushroom cultivation techniques or a reliable source of mycology education, consider the JEMJ your guide. Although fungi farming and cultivation is not as complicated as it seems, it is in the proof of thousands of years worth of mushroom production by the Japanese that there is a reason they are the best in the world. You will be grateful to lean on this resource to bolster your knowledge and help you apply historically successful growing techniques to your farm.
Our Mission Statement
Japanese Tradition and Technology
Along with the exciting release of the very first edition of the Japanese Exotic Mushroom Journal (JEMJ) in September 2022, we will regularly publish information on Japanese mushroom growing, an as-yet little-known area to the rest of the world.
I hope that harnessing the JEMJ industry network and sharing the knowledge and challenges of Japanese mushroom growers and companies, as well as growing tips, proves helpful to the struggles and questions of mushroom-growing companies worldwide. We will also present a steady stream of information about the mushroom industry, including academic information, unique Japanese mushroom products, mushroom recipes and interviews with
cultivation companies and farmers.
The global exotic mushroom industry is still in its infancy, but I am confident the next five to ten years will see the market expand exponentially. In such a market environment, I hope to impart to the world the mushroom-growing knowledge that has been fostered over the years.
Please email us at jemj@salai.jp with any questions about growing technology and methods, providing as much detail as possible in addition to photographs. We will then try to explore these topics in future articles.
In closing, Japanese growing technology has supported the mushroom industry, consistently refining technology and paving the way for the global industry for over 50 years. We will regularly relay information specifically for mushroom-growing companies around the world to help improve production and profitability. High-quality and reliable grow bags, automatic machinery and growing technology, are crucial in mushroom growing and lacking in just one of these will drastically affect yield. Grow bags, in particular, are one of the most important elements of technology, supporting Japanese bag cultivation farmers for decades since the dawn of the industry. They play an instrumental role in mushroom growing, greatly contributing to stable cultivation. In Japan, skilled workers manually inspect every bag, feeling them to check the quality before shipping them, thus establishing their reputation for reliable quality.
~Keita Inui, CEO SALAI International Japan
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Four editions published each year in March, June, September, and December.
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Vetted information bringing the best of the Japanese mushroom industry to an English-language journal written for growers and those in the mushroom business.Full Of Expert Information
Examples Of What You Can Find inside Each Issue Of The Japanese Exotic Mushroom Journal
Meet the Growers: Large-Scale Shimeji Cultivation at Misuzu LifeShimeji (also known as beech mushrooms) are a very unique variety of exotic mushroom in that there is no real history of shimeji consumption or cultivation. Various forms of primitive log and forest-based cultivation of mushrooms such as shiitake, maitake, oyster mushrooms, nameko and wood ear mushrooms go back hundreds of years in Japan and in some cases have even longer histories in China. Shimeji are the exception to this rule. Indeed, perhaps even more so than enoki, wild shimeji bear almost no resemblance to their cultivated counterparts, which have small, pale fruiting bodies with wide, flat caps and only rarely form clusters. Shimeji weren’t even cultivated until 1970, when what is now Takara Holdings (then and now primarily an alcohol manufacturer, another very curious footnote in the history of shimeji), patented a cultivation method. Nagano Prefecture signed a contract for rights to this cultivation method and the first commercial shimeji farm began in what is now Iida City in 1972. At the same time there was limited production in Nara Prefecture thatnever really took off.Shimeji were initially cultivated in steel trays before they followed the trajectory of enoki cultivation and transitioned to bottle cultivation systems [...]JEMJ Subscription
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mushroom-farming resourceThe Japanese Exotic Mushroom Journal is the first industry journal dedicated to exotic mushroom farming. It publishes four in-depth issues a year, covering a range of topics facing the industry, including machinery, mushroom cultivation techniques, and business and marketing problems.Registering gives you digital access to all Japanese Exotic Mushroom Journal issues. Subscribers may also submit job postings, collaboration requests and PR pieces about their operations to the site moderator for approval. Non-spam requests will be published on the front page of the website and accessible through the website’s index of news and event notices.For subscribers interested in purchasing equipment or creating a custom growing plan, we can advise on different options and the costs of each. Our staff can even provide general consultation on exotic mushroom farming.
The Japanese Exotic Mushroom Journal aims to be more than just an industry magazine but to build a full-service professional network around our publication - a one-stop service for those looking to take mushroom farming to the next level and make it a successful and sustainable business.