Katsushi Kunimoto believes that when it comes to food, slow is the way to go.
The Nagoya resident is founder of the Japan Slow Food Association. The term "slow food" in the group's name does not refer to speed, however, but to fare that is natural, traditional, diverse and skillfully prepared -- everything that fast food is not.
And Kunimoto particularly believes Japan's traditional food has much to offer, not just to Japanese but to people throughout the world.
"A lot of Japan's culinary heritage should be introduced overseas, including hometown cooking and regional types of sake," he said.