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Sadly we have to report that our Japanese distributor, Minako Tanaka, lost her battle with cancer on January 1^st 2012.

Minako is probably our most long-standing distributor and has been selling Hilton Herbs in Japan for over fifteen years.  She has been such a loyal and enthusiastic member of our worldwide distributor team that it is hard to imagine life without her.  Given the distance between the UK and Japan we, here at Hilton Herbs, did not have much personal contact with Minako and in fact the last time we all saw her was at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez.  At the time Minako was very excited about a new horse she had bought from Spain and was having him shipped back home to do dressage.  That is how we would like to remember Minako, enthusiastic, smiley, and full of life. It is a testament to Minakos joy of life, her love of all animals but in particular her horse that she chose to leave this world dressed in her beloved Dressage riding clothes. We will miss her.

For the last three years, Tomohiko, Minako’s younger brother, has been working with her and has now taken over the business and will continue to build on what Minako has achieved with selling Hilton Herbs.  We will continue to support Tomohiko, as we did Minako, and look forward to meeting him in the near future as he has a trip planned to the UK.

All the team at Hilton Herbs send their deepest sympathies to Tomohiko, Minako’s family, and Minako’s dear friend, Eriko, who so often helped Minako translate her requests to us.