{"id":22683,"date":"2026-03-22T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/?post_type=socaljapan&#038;p=22683"},"modified":"2026-03-21T23:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:46:00","slug":"2026-03-22","status":"publish","type":"socaljapan","link":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/socaljapan\/2026-03-22\/","title":{"rendered":"March 22nd 2026 O.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">March 22nd 2026 O.A.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w94rAG39Q_g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Natural Products Expo West 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Natural Products Expo West 2026 was held in Anaheim for four days starting March 3.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 45th year, the expo is a trade show for industry professionals featuring a wide range of natural products.<br \/>\nIt is considered one of the largest business shows of its kind in the world.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60,000 people attended, including buyers from major retailers such as Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and Whole Foods Market.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,000 companies exhibited at the venue, featuring products related to health conscious and natural lifestyle trends, including organic foods, additive free foods, supplements, and everyday goods.<\/p>\n<p>Many Japanese companies also set up booths.<br \/>\nJapanese food aligns with the natural lifestyle trend through traditional methods, fewer additives, plant-based ingredients, and perceived health benefits.<br \/>\nCompanies actively promoted staple and new products, along with new menu offerings, to attract new customers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Japan External Trade Organization, JETRO, set up a Japan Pavilion featuring Japanese companies.<\/p>\n<p>Tea, soy sauce, sweets and supplements are among a wide range of products showcased by 12 participating companies.<br \/>\nEach company showcased the appeal of its products and expanded opportunities for business negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] March 22nd 2026 O.A. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Natural Products Expo West 2026 Natural Products Expo West 2026 was held in Anaheim for four days starting March 3. Now in its 45th year, the expo is a trade show for industry professionals featuring a wide range of natural products. It is considered one of the largest <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/socaljapan\/2026-03-22\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22694,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"socaljapan_category":[368],"socaljapan_tag":[],"class_list":["post-22683","socaljapan","type-socaljapan","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","socaljapan_category-2026-03-march"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan\/22683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/socaljapan"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22683"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan\/22683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22695,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan\/22683\/revisions\/22695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"socaljapan_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan_category?post=22683"},{"taxonomy":"socaljapan_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan_tag?post=22683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}