North Carolina has been cultivating a special relationship with Japan for more than four decades… and the rewards for the American economy are only accelerating.
We find out how tax incentives, BBQ, and Bojangles helped make the Tar Heel State the epicenter of Japanese investment in the US in this special feature from WUNC's podcast The Broadside.
Featuring:
Teruhiro "Terry" Kawabe, President and CEO of Morinaga America
David Robinson, Honorary Consul of Japan to North Carolina
Andy Steinhauer, General Manager at Health & Nutrition North America plant in Raleigh, NC
Brian Gordon, Business & Technology reporter at The News & Observer