How a British scientist helped save Japan’s sushi industry with Welsh seaweed

Kathleen Drew, a pioneering British botanist, made a groundbreaking discovery on the Welsh coast that revived Japan's dying nori seaweed industry. Without ever visiting Japan, her research on laverbread seaweed revealed a crucial stage in nori’s life cycle, revolutionizing sushi production. Today, she is honored in Japan as the “Mother of the Sea.”