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Tofu vendor delivers much more than healthy food to an east Tokyo neighborhood

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By Stephen Wade Verified
| Japan Today Verified
Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia. But delivering soybean curd in all shapes and textures is only a small slice of her mission. And it’s just that. A mission. More than simply a vendor of healthy food, she’s also a social conduit who checks on elderly customers as she guides her pink cart, wearing a straw hat and tooting a small brass bugle to signal her arrival.
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Tofu vendor delivers much more than healthy food to an east Tokyo neighborhood

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By Stephen Wade Verified
| Mid Florida Newspapers Verified
TOKYO — Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia. But delivering soybean curd in all shapes and textures is only a small slice of her mission. And it’s just that. A mission. More than simply a vendor of healthy food, she’s also a social conduit who checks on elderly customers as she guides her pink cart, wearing a straw hat and tooting a small brass bugle to signal her arrival.
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Tofu vendor delivers much more than healthy food to an east Tokyo neighborhood

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By Stephen Wade Verified
| Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Verified
Akiko Sugaya blows an old-style horn while she peddles tofu, prepared food and beverages in a cart in Tokyo, Saturday, July 4, 2026. Hiro Komae - AP TOKYO (AP) — Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia. But delivering soybean curd in all shapes and textures is only a small slice of her mission. And it’s just that. A mission.
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