Goheung County (County Mayor Gong Yeong-min) signed a business agreement with local Japanese distributors on the 4th, marking the start of its full-scale entry into the Japanese market. On the 4th, Goheung County and Heungyang Agricultural Cooperative signed a business agreement with Koku-no Nori Japan in Tokyo for mutual cooperation and export expansion, aiming to export $2 million worth of Goheung agricultural products over the next three years. Koku-no Nori Japan, a company with annual sales of 34.5 billion won, has a wide distribution network, supplying to over 20,000 locations in 10 countries, including Japan's representative shopping malls Don Quijote and GC Japan. Goheung County expects stable exports and increased sales of Goheung rice through this business agreement. At the signing ceremony, the representative of Koku-no Nori Japan said, "The local distribution network and consumer response have been more positive than expected, confirming the possibility of expanding ...