Canned Mackerel Heads to Space (2026)

Shunichi Asano arrives in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, as a rookie teacher at Wakasa Fisheries High School, a school proud of the canned m…

Asano begins researching the rigorous requirements set by space agencies and quickly discovers that obtaining NASA's HACCP (Hazard Analysis…

More than six months after submitting their detailed application to achieve HACCP certification, Nami and her classmates reach a crossroads…

With the first generation departed, a new class of 2nd-generation students takes over the research lab. Unlike their predecessors, these ne…

As the impending merger threatens to erase Wakasa Fisheries High School and terminate their canning program entirely, local Obama port resi…

Technical barriers escalate when prolonged shelf-life tests fail microbial stability and moisture retention requirements. Under immense pre…

The school is reorganized as the Marine Science Department of Wakasa Obama High School. A key figure from the project's earlier years re-en…

JAXA opens evaluations for the "Japanese Space Food" certification program. The Obama canned mackerel is officially shortlisted as a candid…

With a critical certification testing deadline looming, unexpected test results threaten to invalidate years of documentation and sample da…

The culmination of over a decade of research is entrusted to the 5th-generation students. Carrying sample batches containing Obama's signat…

Fifteen years after Asano first stepped into the classroom, the miracle happens: JAXA officially certifies their canned mackerel as an auth…