Japan

Japanese Whisky Turns 100 As Craft Distilleries Transform Industry

This year marks the 100 year anniversary of whisky making in Japan since the founding of market leader Suntory's first distillery in Yamazaki in 1923.

Japan's Seven & i Aims To Keep Sogo & Seibu Workers After Buyout: Report

Japan-based retailer Seven & i Holdings intends to keep the roughly 5,000 workers at its loss-making department store Sogo & Seibu employed even af...

Seven & i Department Store Unit Union Threatens To Strike Over Fortress Deal

A labour union at Seven & i Holdings' department store unit Sogo & Seibu has threatened to go on strike at a flagship store on 31 August depending...

Russia Hopes To Raise Fish, Seafood Exports To China After Japan Ban

Russia hopes to increase its marine product exports to China in the wake of China's ban on Japanese seafood imports after the release of treated radioactiv...

China, Japan Leading The Way In Innovative Plastic Technologies, Study Finds

China and Japan are leading the way in terms of developing innovative plastic technologies, a new study by GovGrant has found, with this sector tripling in...

EU Removes Post-Fukushima Curbs On Japan Food Imports

The European Union agreed to remove restrictions on Japanese food imports, imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, with the hope that Japan will...