Tofu Maker Yamami's Shares Surge by Adding Automation to Ancient Craft

Soybeans soaked in water in a tank on the production line at the Yamami Co. Fuji-Sanroku factory in Oyama Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Many of Japan's tofu producers are struggling to stay in business, even as people eat more of the plant-based source of protein. Not Yamami, which is forecasting record profits thanks to automation and mass production. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images