Teruo Watanabe
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Teruo Watanabe is the founder of Osaka-based company Asahi Sogyo and the inventor of the iconic fish-shaped soy sauce dispenser, known as shoyu-tai or soy-sauce snapper, which revolutionized condiment packaging since its introduction in 1954.
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Teruo Watanabe invented the fish-shaped soy sauce packets in Japan in 1954.
Australian state to ban fish-shaped soy sauce bottlesBBC·
United Kingdom· 2025-08-31
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Susan Close
Teruo Watanabe invented the fish-shaped soy sauce dispenser in 1954.
Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first | South AustraliaThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-08-31
United Kingdom· 2025-08-31
