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Radio Manchester,23 Apr 2025,6 mins
The Leigh woman who rescued Japan's sushi industry
Hidden ManchesterAvailable for over a year
Kathleen Drew-Baker was a botanist at the University of Manchester in the 1930s, and her research into seaweed helped save the sushi industry after World War 2. Now, a town in Japan celebrates her life with an annual festival and a statue of the woman from Leigh. Photo credit: The University of Manchester Library
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