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Hachioji CampusThe Nagai Seminar  conducted the second TFT (TABLE FOR TWO) activity in 2025 as part of a joint project between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and universities.

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, the seminar of Lisa Nagai, Senior Assistant Professor the Department Faculty of Economics Department of Economics, Teikyo University, served the second TFT ^*2 menu of 2025, "Cold Chinese Noodles Made with Cherry Tomatoes from Izu Oshima," at Soratio Kitchen as part of a "Joint Project between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the University" ^*1.
The joint project in which Nagai's seminar is participating, "Local Industry Creation Project Utilizing Idle Greenhouses - Passing on Oshima's Resources to the Next Generation," has been selected as a "Tokyo Metropolitan Government and University Joint Project" for fiscal year 2025. The University of Electro-Communications is the representative of this joint project, with participation from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and Nagai's seminar at our university. By utilizing idle greenhouses and combining advanced cultivation and digital technologies, the project aims to achieve stable production of fresh pepper, a high-value-added food ingredient. Furthermore, the project will promote the creation and branding of local industries by verifying farming models at shared farms and developing menus using Oshima's agricultural products.
Nagai's seminar worked on developing menus using local produce from Oshima, and this time they combined chilled Chinese noodles made with Oshima cherry tomatoes, which are in season now, with TFT, a core activity of the seminar, and sold out 197 servings. Aya Kouchi (3rd year, Faculty Faculty of Economics), a student at our university who serves as TFT leader, commented, "We had some difficulties procuring ingredients and calculating costs, but selling out 197 servings gave us confidence. We want to continue working towards not just providing meals, but also revitalizing the Oshima region, supporting agriculture, and promoting its appeal. We were also able to raise awareness of TFT among more students and faculty through the survey."
Nagai's seminar will continue to work on promoting joint projects.

• *1 Utilizing the knowledge resources of universities participating in regular meetings with universities, we will implement joint projects that contribute to the sustainable development of Tokyo and the promotion of SDGs, and return the results of our research to the citizens of Tokyo.
• *2 Abbreviation for TABLE FOR TWO. An initiative promoted by the international NPO TABLE FOR TWO International, which aims to eliminate the food imbalance between lifestyle-related diseases caused by food, such as obesity, in developed countries and the problem of hunger and malnutrition in developing countries, and simultaneously improve the health of both groups. For each meal purchased from the TFT menu, 20 yen is donated to help pay for school meals for children in developing countries.

For more information on the FY2025 "Tokyo Metropolitan Government and University Joint Project," please click here.
For more information about Faculty of Economics, click here
For more information about Nagai Seminar, click here
Learn more about TFT here

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