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Fumiko Minami, Yoshitada Minami and Toshiba

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Julia Carpenter
Nov 14, 2025
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This 1956 advertisement showcases the Minamis’ rice cooker design (image via Wikimedia Commons)

While on a prolonged bedrest in 1959, Fumiko Minami found comfort in fan mail.

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