The transliteration of the seven characters beneath the word MIRAI are: Gokujyo Zetsupin Churyumai.
1. The word MIRAI may be translated to mean "future". 2. The transliteration of the seven characters beneath the word MIRAI are: Gokujyo Zetsupin Churyumai. 3. The translation of the seven characters beneath the word MIRAI are: "out of this world, the best medium grain rice". 4. The translation of the boxed characters is the word MIRAI in kanji. 5. The significance of the number "358" is that it is the shortened scientific seed number, which is "WRM 3538 medium grain rice". 6. The large black swooshes in the background represent the word "MIRAI" in an artistic hiragana.