An introduction, then a remote collaboration.
In Amélie Geeraert’s March 2021 interview, Aki Sugiyama describes meeting Lillian Rowlatt through a mutual connection. Their planning continued between Japan and Los Angeles. Sugiyama dates the launch of Kokoro Care Packages to December 2018.
Sources: Kokoro Media
The stories inside the box.
Sugiyama presents the box as a way to introduce unfamiliar ingredients and the people making them. That is the founder’s stated aim in a historical interview. Geeraert also received a Wa package for the article; her later tasting and the founder’s account are different kinds of evidence.
Sources: Kokoro Media
Read the original accounts.
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Amélie Geeraert · Kokoro Media
Interview · author received a sample · Published 2021-03-26 · inspected 2026-11-08
The author requested and received a Wa package after the interview. Payment is not established. Historical interview roles are not a current staff directory.